Insights

Seeing Inside the Heap: Data, Models, and Control for the Next Generation of Copper Leaching

Heap leaching is becoming too important to run blind. The next performance step comes from sensors, data fusion, and model-based control that make heaps behave like reactors.

27/10/2025

From ‘nice-to-have’ to primary route: the case for turning copper heap leach into a first-choice flowsheet

A century of mining innovation shows how technologies move from niche to mainstream. Applying those lessons to copper, it’s time to treat heap leach as a first-class route—especially for oxides and secondary sulphides.

26/10/2025

Why Mining Must Transform — and How to Make It Real

Mining faces a generational challenge: delivering more metals, faster, with fewer emissions and greater social value. Transformation is no longer optional — it’s how the industry remains relevant.

16/10/2025