Nuton technology uses naturally occurring microorganisms to extract copper from primary sulphide ores, which are generally ...

Rio Tinto’s Nuton venture is using microbes to remove copper from ores that are otherwise uneconomical to mine.

One of the most prominent mining properties among the many porphyry copper ore deposits in the Globe-Miami Mining district is the Inspiration Mine. It owed its beginning to the mining of a large ...

The high and rising price of copper is behind a rising tide of corporate deals in the mining industry and the focus of three ...

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The demand for metals will increase significantly in the coming years, primarily because the climate-friendly transformation ...