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  • Renewables Supply 10 Percent of U.S. Energy about 15 hours ago
    • According to the most recent issue of the “Monthly Energy Review” by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), renewable energy (i.e., biofuels, biomass, geothermal, hydroelectric, solar, wind) provided 10.51% of domestic U.S. energy production during the first nine months of 2009 – the latest time-frame for which data has been published.
  • Polish copper group moves to slash costs on 2010-01-05

    • Copper prices are heading higher but
      KGHM, Poland’s state-controlled copper miner, fears that the good times will not last and is slashing costs, which make it one of the world’s most expensive producers.

      Last year’s economic crisis “was an argument to change and fix the company”, Herbert Wirth, chief executive, told the Financial Times.

  • BHP Billiton > Approval for Antamina Expansion on 2010-01-05

    • BHP Billiton today announced it has approved its share of the capital expenditure required to expand mining and processing capacity at the Antamina copper and zinc mine in northern Peru.

      Antamina is a joint venture between BHP Billiton (33.75%), Xstrata (33.75%), Teck Resources (22.5%) and Mitsubishi Corporation (10%). All four partners have approved their respective shares of the project's US$1,288 million capital budget (BHP Billiton share US$434.7 million).

  • Construction completed on Australia's largest recycled water project on 2010-01-05
    • Construction completed on Australia's largest recycled water project
  • Experience of ten years running the Okinawa desalination plant on 2010-01-05
    • Experience of ten years running the Okinawa desalination plant
  • Eastern European Market For Automation And Control Solutions on 2010-01-04
    • The most significant challenge in the Eastern European ACSs market is the need to provide solutions with greater compatibility. In the former communist countries in this region, almost all the privatised old factories have outdated technology that needs to be modernised.
  • Chinese to buy Corriente for copper interest on 2010-01-04
    • China is set to gain access to sizeable copper deposits in Ecuador following an agreed C$679m (US$652m) cash bid for Vancouver-based Corriente Resources.
  • Kazakhmys gets funding from China on 2010-01-04

    • Kazakhmys, the London-listed copper producer, has secured long-awaited funding for what is set to be its biggest project with a $2.7bn (£1.7bn) loan from China's state-run Development Bank and SamrukKazyna, the Kazakh sovereign wealth fund.

      About $2bn of the loan will fund the development of the Boschekul copper project in northern Kazakhstan, which has been in the pipeline since 2006.

  • Copper markets show strength and stability on 2010-01-04
    • Commodity demand is a measure of the strength of economic development. It is a leading indicator because it shows anticipated demand. Every new apartment building and office block requires kilometers of copper wire. Copper is one of the foundation metals of modern economic development
  • Botswana copper-silver district holds major promise for Discovery on 2010-01-04
    • Investors believe that its ongoing exploration in Botswana looks promising, and is working on what could be a major copper-silver district. 

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  • Automotive Trends

    18 members, 179 items

    This group aims to collect information such as news & articles concerning the latest developments and trends within the automotive industry; it also aims to manage knowledge that can provide a library for copper in the automotive industry.

  • Eco20/20

    118 members, 1521 items

    Come and discuss/learn/share what you know about energy. We also have a website, please check it out, sign up and pass it along.

  • Electrical Safety Network

    13 members, 187 items

    Standards, policy, regulation & action to ensure or improve electrical safety of users & professionals around the globe.

  • Global Trends

    5 members, 10 items

    global trends, economics, business, finance, investing

  • Substitution

    3 members, 130 items

    About alternative conductor materials, and the competition between power electronics and electromagnetic solutions.

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