Solar Replaces Diesel To Power The Milpillas Copper Mine
Danish firm Arcon-Sunmark has delivered the largest solar thermal plant in North America as a turnkey project to supply power to the Milpillas copper mine ...
Energy and Mining: Challenges Present New Opportunities
THE CHALLENGE As the copper resource is developed, mining begins by extracting ore closest to the surface. As these resources are removed, equipment must mine ...
Quest For Safety Drives Automation
Automation is a process through which safety and productivity are optimised using machines, control systems and information technology. Most mining operations use conventional and mechanized ...
A Recycling Champion
Copper is completely recyclable. It can be used again and again without losing any of its properties. Recycled copper can be used in exactly the ...
Copper And Food Supply
Supplying fish for protein to a growing population in a sustainable way and without damaging the precious aquatic environment is a huge challenge. With the ...
Public Health Benefits
Clinical trials prove that Antimicrobial Copper® kills 99.9% of deadly pathogens and when used in intensive care units, copper has reduced hospital infection rates by ...