Transition Metal Solutions is applying a special cocktail to coax microbes into unlocking more copper from ore.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Transition Metal Solutions, a startup boosting copper production from existing mining operations and waste, today announced an oversubscribed $6 million ...

Doctor Copper, the nickname for the ubiquitous red metal that historically has taken the pulse of the global economy, is currently busy diagnosing the health of the clean energy transition. Naturally ...

The world is on track for a copper shortage that would pose a “systemic risk” to global economic growth, driven by the energy ...

Driven in part by new sources of demand – notably the surging energy needs of AI – S&P Global warns in a new report that ...

A mining company called Anglo American with big copper mining operations in South America just turned down a $39 billion acquisition bid because the price wasn’t high enough. Right now, copper is a ...

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) is a big name in the global natural resources sector, focusing mainly on copper mining. They explore, mine, and produce copper, gold (GCM24), and molybdenum, with copper ...

Global copper production may struggle to keep pace with the booming demand from clean energy technologies like electric vehicles and wind turbines. A significant increase in copper mining and ...

In the dusty, treeless outback of Southern Australia, a brand new mining camp is home to a hundred workers, putting in 12-hour days, two weeks at a time. Dozens of trucks are scattered across the vast ...

The energy transition is reshaping the global mining industry, with demand for critical minerals expected to surge over the coming decades. A shift toward renewable energy and electrification drives ...

Copper is no longer viewed as just another industrial metal tied to construction and manufacturing cycles. In recent years, ...