Copper smelting is an intricate high‐temperature process that converts copper concentrates into purer metallic copper through a series of chemical and thermal reactions. Central to modern smelting ...

500-ktpa smelter to be the largest copper smelter in Africa, and one of the world's largest single-line smelters Metso Outotec's state-of-the-art, environmentally-friendly smelter technology aligned ...

At a laboratory in Newark, New Jersey, a gray liquid swirls vigorously inside a reactor the size of a small watermelon. Here, scientists with the mining technology startup Still Bright are using a ...

Copper smelting - a critical process in metal production - often generates slag, which contains valuable metals. This slag has historically been thrown away, causing harm to the environment and ...

Still Bright hopes its chemical process could help replace polluting copper smelters. Demand for copper is surging, as is pollution from its dirty production processes. The founders of one startup, ...

China is introducing stricter regulations for new copper smelters to manage excess capacity and ensure a stable mine supply. The Chinese government aims to reduce import dependence by increasing ...

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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 ...

Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) recently ignited what it touts as the largest and greenest copper smelter in Africa, with first feed of concentrates expected by the end of this year. On Nov. 21, the Canadian ...