Insight
Why mining matters
Copper and its importance.
For today and for our future.
Mining isn’t just important for us today, it’s incredibly important for us to ensure the future of our society. It’s how we get the materials we need to create all the things we take for granted. It’s not just in our phones and computers, it’s also how we get electricity in our home, and it is vital to facilitating the green energy transition.
Copper in action
You can find our copper in industries worldwide, making use of its myriad natural properties.
Technology
Smartphones
Computers
Smart buildings
Heating and cooling systems
Medical devices
Hearing and visual aides
Diagnostic machines
Implants
Ventilators
Our infrastructure
Electrical grids
Telecommunications
Water supplies
Our food system
Refrigeration
Fertilizers
Clean energy transition
Electric cars
EV batteries
Solar panels
Wind turbines
Meeting rising demands
Researchers are predicting that the world copper supply will almost double before 2035. It’s ubiquitous in society and powers the green energy transition – so as we grow and as we move towards the planet’s 2050 net zero goals, we will need ever more copper.
Some of this increasing demand will be able to be met through recyclable copper, but not all; the rest of it must be extracted from the ground. That’s where we come in.
Don’t just take our word for it. S&P Global, Wood Mackenzie and the International Energy Agency all agree, if we don’t find a way to increase production we will slow our progress on the clean energy transition.
It doesn't have to cost the earth
As expert responsible miners, we know that this increased demand can be met without costing the environments in which we work. Not only that, but it can be met whilst contributing to local economies, providing jobs for local people, and working with the local community to ensure that everyone benefits from our projects and our operations.
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