The findings match those previously recorded from the Wadi Faynan region of Jordan. In that study—led from the Hebrew ...
Much like mines in the modern age, scholars have long assumed that ancient mining and metallurgy were highly toxic and ...
An Atlantic Richfield/BP contractor recently resumed work that grades, adds a soil cap and seeds black slag on Smelter Hill ...
Brazil's central bank raised interest rates by a greater-than-expected 100 basis points on Wednesday and pointed to matching ...
A new study from Tel Aviv University overturns prevailing scientific beliefs that King Solomon’s mines not only harmed the ...
After being crushed and ground to a fine powder, the copper inside primary sulfide ores is concentrated using chemicals before being sent to a smelter, where it is refined at high temperatures.
Chinese conglomerate Xiamen C&D and Russia's Nornickel are in talks to create a joint venture in China to process Nornickel's ...
A contractor hired by Atlantic Richfield/BP is grading a portion of the gritty black slag lingering from the days when the Anaconda smelter processed copper ore from Butte. Grading prepares the ...
Copper will play a central role in the energy transition. These startups are working on a cleaner way to extract it.