In-situ leaching itself is not a new technology. It has been used for Uranium mining for over 50 years and today nearly half of all Uranium mining is done by this method. Copper $ 5.584 / lb -0.80% ...

Freeport-McMoRan Inc expects widespread adoption of new leaching technologies that help miners extract low concentrations of copper from waste rock, President Kathleen Quirk said on Tuesday.