Copper to the World 2025 concluded this week after two full days of debate, perception and collaboration, bringing collectively world leaders to deal with the important position of copper in powering the longer term.
Anna Wiley, Asset President Copper South Australia at BHP, highlighted the corporate’s historic and ongoing significance within the state and its central position within the world copper trade. She outlined main tasks underway throughout South Australia and bolstered BHP’s dedication to sustainability, with a give attention to lowering emissions, investing in renewable vitality and advancing long-term water options to assist future progress.
The Authorities of South Australia, Division for Power & Mining bolstered its dedication to positioning the state as a worldwide hub for copper, with initiatives and partnerships designed to draw funding, speed up innovation and assist trade progress, occasion organisers mentioned.
A recurring theme all through the convention was the dimensions of latest copper provide wanted to satisfy the rising calls for of electrification and the vitality transition. Audio system harassed that the trade can’t depend on previous cycles to ship future progress, with tasks now dealing with longer growth timelines, decrease grades and better execution dangers. Stronger investor confidence, streamlined approvals and authorities assist might be important to make sure new mines and expansions transfer ahead on the pace required.
Platinum Sponsor Sandvik underscored the position of expertise in driving this future. Andrew Atkinson, Enterprise Line Supervisor Automation, highlighted how programs equivalent to collision avoidance are reshaping underground mining. As soon as seen as a value to productiveness, these options are actually delivering safer working environments alongside important effectivity good points.
Rio Tinto’s Chief Advisor, R&D, Saskia Duyvesteyn shared classes from expertise integration, highlighting progress in underground collision avoidance, the shift towards determination intelligence and the event of a dry stack tailings take a look at mattress — all exhibiting how collaboration and iteration can speed up safer and extra sustainable outcomes.
Byrnecut’s Government Chairman, Steve Coughlan outlined advances in gear monitoring and predictive upkeep, exhibiting how the corporate’s programs scale back prices, detect points early and minimise downtime, with plans to offer operators with real-time suggestions to additional enhance effectivity.
There was additionally robust give attention to copper processing, with shows exploring how innovation, expertise and supportive coverage are reshaping the sector. Rising applied sciences equivalent to superior flowsheets, in-situ restoration and 3D modelling had been showcased as methods to cut back environmental impression, enhance effectivity and unlock new alternatives.
Innovation was on full show in the course of the Innovation Hour, the place finalists pitched breakthrough options to 2 key challenges: deep copper mining and copper processing. Judges chosen Titeline Drilling for its automated safety-focused exploration drill and Banksia Minerals Processing for its capital expenditure-efficient chloride leaching resolution, each recognised as sensible breakthroughs with world potential.
Complementing the convention program was the exhibition, that includes main mining and METS firms, authorities initiatives and analysis organisations. The exhibition flooring gave delegates the prospect to discover new applied sciences, join with suppliers and see how innovation is being utilized throughout the copper worth chain.
Dallas Wilkinson, Chair of Austmine, mentioned the convention demonstrated the energy of collaboration throughout the copper ecosystem. “Copper to the World has proven simply how important innovation might be to assembly the world’s future demand for copper. From daring concepts to sensible options, we’ve seen the aptitude, creativity and dedication of our trade on full show right here in Adelaide. What has shone by these two days is the infectious enthusiasm all of us share for copper – the intense, highly effective future it represents and the position it performs in driving sustainability, electrification and prosperity.”
Copper to the World 2025 was hosted by Austmine in partnership with the Authorities of South Australia, Division for Power & Mining and returns to the Adelaide Conference Centre on September 2-3, 2026.
