Australian innovation aims to reshape global copper mining

Australian innovation aims to reshape global copper mining

Image: Phawat/stock.adobe.comA new piece of copper processing technology unveiled by Loop Hydrometallurgy could reshape how the metal is produced for the global mining industry. Founded at Macquarie University, the Australian start-up’s Halion Loop leaches, purifies and recovers copper directly using simple salt water. Loop said the new technology solves a problem that has plagued the industry for decades, where traditional copper extraction und…