A southern Utah copper mine has restarted operations in an arrangement with Rio Tinto Kennecott, hiring workers as it expands ...

Herriman, UTAH – The demand for copper in the U.S. is set to double in the next 10 years – but the nation lacks the production to meet that demand unless steps are taken to ease restrictions ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto has completed the transition from conventional to renewable diesel for all heavy mining equipment at its Kennecott copper mine in Utah, giving the ...

As long as anyone can remember, the Western Apache have used a site 60 miles east of Phoenix for a coming-of-age ritual.

Ivan Bebek, president and CEO of Coppernico Metals (TSX:COPR,OTCQB:CPPMF), also discussed how the global population and urbanization are driving demand for copper. “Construction is huge. In the ...

The Trump administration put Resolution Copper's proposed mine at Oak Flat on a priority list with nine other mining projects, declaring they were vital to the nation's security. A day earlier ...

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah — The Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office has arrested four people in connection with an unusual theft of copper from Rio Tinto Kennecott's mining operations. The scale and ...

In recent weeks, you've likely heard a lot about rare-earth substances with hard-to-pronounce names, but experts warn that the shortage of another crucial metal, copper, could be just as concerning.