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Introducing Copper

A great introductory video on the element copper from the University of Nottingham. It includes experimental insights, physical properties and practical applications.

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The History Of Copper

In this video produced for Rio Tinto, the process of copper extraction is presented in a wonderfully simple and fun way, making it an ideal starting point for anybody interested in copper mining.

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Opening of Large Canadian Copper Mine

A proffesional video descibing the opening of the Copper Mountain Mine in British Columbia, Canada. The financial cost and gain is also discussed in detail.

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Copper Forging

This is not a scene from Lord Of The Rings, this is how copper bullion bars are produced. Don’t drop the bucket!

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Bingham Canyon Copper Open Pit Mine

The Bingham Canyon Mine is an open-pit mining operation extracting a large porphyry copper deposit southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, in the Oquirrh Mountains.

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Sustainable Innovations

Green Mining: Paving the Way to More Sustainable Metal Extraction

New research by a team of scientists from the University of Oxford has identified a potentially abundant new source of useful metal like copper, which we need more of in order to decarbonize the economy. Sustainable metal extraction from the underground volcano would incur minimal energy costs while

How Cost-Competitive Mineral Carbonation Helps Utilize Mining Waste

Scientists believe they have found a solution that has the potential to significantly reduce the volume of mining waste entering our ecosystems each year.

Driving Sustainability Forward in Mining with Electric Vehicles

The mining industry is beginning to look to heavy-duty battery electric vehicles to replace its fleets of diesel-powered machines.

Copper & Copper Mining Videos