The film details the process of copper mining and smelting, emphasizing the importance of copper in modern society. It showcases the large-scale operations at Bingham, Utah, where workers drill and ...

Global copper smelting fell for the first time in four months in February due to lower activity of plants outside the world’s top copper refiner China, data from satellite surveillance showed on ...

With non-ferrous metal production becoming more energy efficient and sustainable, it cannot be ruled out as a market price force. With improvements in technology, including clean technologies, AI ...

New evidence reveals that Tamil Nadu may have skipped the Copper Age, directly advancing to iron smelting. Archaeological findings challenge traditional history, suggesting an early Iron Age ...

The Chinese government is getting serious about constraining the blind expansion of copper smelters, although its new policy is likely to pause rather than stop development. Eleven ministries ...

The move aims to keep excess capacity in check. However, it’s a slowdown rather than a complete halt to copper smelting. China currently leads the world in refined copper production and is also ...

Only two U.S. smelters process copper ... “The United States has ample copper reserves, yet our smelting and refining capacity lags significantly behind global competitors,” according ...