Buried deep in the south Georgia rolling hills, a tiny archaeological site has been rewriting history. Uncovered in the late 1950s, the Kvemo Bolnisi workshop was considered to be one of the ...

The oldest and most intact copper smelting site in the world is now open for tours. Perched on the shores of the Keweenaw Waterway, the Quincy Smelter is the last of its kind. Opened in 1890s, the ...

The South Australian government has initiated the application and assessment process for BHP's (NYSE:BHP) proposed expansion of its Olympic Dam copper smelter and refinery. If approved, this project ...

Research from Cranfield University sheds new light onto the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age, showing how experimentation with iron-rich rocks by copper smelters may have sparked the ...

Johannesburg, South Africa--(Newsfile Corp. - December 1, 2025) - Ivanhoe Mines (OTCQX: IVPAF) Executive Co-Chairman Robert Friedland and President and Chief Executive Officer Marna Cloete are ...

LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia's Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) on Thursday resumed operations at its Nchanga smelter, which shut down in early April after damage to the flash furnace, the company said on ...

The ancient copper industry in the Sultanate of Oman serves as compelling evidence of an advanced civilisation that evolved into a leading industrial power nearly five thousand years ago. Historical ...