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BHP in copper finds

he University of Western Australia, BHP mined to date,” Hagemann said.
TLtd and the University of Bristol are band- One of the main goals of UWA’s Centre Inspecting a copper-rich ore sample at
ing together to develop new ways of discover- for Exploration Targeting is to develop critical UWA’s Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass
ing high quality copper deposits and reduce knowledge that would help discover metals Spectrometry (ICP-MS) facility
the environmental impact of mining. that will make tomorrow possible.
UWA’s Centre for Exploration Targeting “Accurately locating scarce commodities is mann said.
and the University of Bristol were jointly se- becoming increasingly difficult in an energy BHP vice-president, metals exploration,
lected to partner with BHP following a highly and socio-economically constrained world Keenan Jennings said the partnership tied in
competitive selection process with an interna- and our research will fuel the renewable en- nicely with the company’s global strategy to
tional group of applicants. ergy of tomorrow,” Hagemann said. discover new, high-quality copper deposits.
UWA’s Centre director Professor Steffen Hagemann, Professor Marco Fiorentini “BHP views UWA’s Centre for Exploration
Hagemann said solving the worldwide cop- and Professor Tony Kemp from UWA’s Cen- Targeting as thought leaders in the under-
per shortage problem would help secure tre for Exploration Targeting will lead a team of standing of mineral systems, and a gateway
the world’s future green economy, as the researchers who will analyse key processes to global research capabilities in geoscienc-
resource is critical for renewable technology responsible for the grouping of elusive metals es,” Jennings said.
applications such as batteries, EVs and wind in the Earth’s crust. “The collaboration helps to build capacity
farms. “Our research will help the resources sec- for industry-facing fundamental researchers
“In order to move towards a fully renew- tor identify where high-grade copper deposits to participate in the discovery of the next gen-
able, sustainable and green economy, we’ll are located, which will drive smarter explora- eration of mineral deposits in Australia and
need to find more copper than has ever been tion and enable more efficient mining,” Hage- abroad.”

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Albemarle 50 De Grey 12-13, 19, 56 Mincor 14-15 Rincon 31, 39
Altech 34 Desert 28 Miramar 29 Rio Tinto 32, 41, 56
Akora 26, 38 Duke 28 MRG 47
Andromeda 33 Musgrave 54 Sandfire 24, 41, 48, 56
Arafura 56 Errawarra 28 Saracen 6, 56
Ardiden 56 European Metals 56 Native Mineral 30 Sayona 51
Auric 8, 9, 26 Evolution 12-13, 56 Navarre 56 Sheffield 16, 56
Auroch 55 Newcrest 23-24, 39 Silver Lake 53
Aurumin 26 Fortescue 11, 56 Noront 14 Sipa 56
AuStar 56 FYI 34 North Stawell 30 Siren Gold 31
Australian Gold & Copper 8-9 Northern Minerals 55 Southern Gold 24
Australian Potash 56 Gold Fields 52-53, 56 Northern Star 6, 28, 56 Sovereign 47
Auteco 54, 56 Gold Road 52-53, 56 St Barbara 56
Azure 12-13 OceanaGold 31 Strandline 47
IGO 13, 39, 56 Ora Banda 56 Sundance 56
Barrick 44, 56 Impact 14 Orezone 41
Base 38, 47 Inca 55 Orford 14 Tao 56
Benz 27 Ionic Rare Earths 49 Orminex 56 Tempus 24
BHP 8, 56 Ivanhoe 56 OzAurum 9 Teranga 41
Blackstone 8 Oz 27, 36 Tesoro 31, 39
Boab 56 Kaiser Reef 28 Torrens 8-9
BPM 27 Kalahari Metals 48 Pan Asia 30 Triton 56
Kingfisher 28 Panoramic 14
Calidus 37 Kingsrose 56 Peninsula Energy 56 Vango 56
Caspin 27, 36 Kirkland Lake 8 Pensana 24 Viking 56
Castillo 24 Perseus 41, 56
Catalyst 24 Lake 54, 56 Piedmont 51 WA Kaolin 19-21, 31, 32-35, 56
Centamin 42 Lincoln 56 Podium 56 White Rock 56
Centennial 28 Poseidon 14-15 West African 41
Chalice 12, 19, 29, 36 Mamba 8-9 Prospech 31 Westar 31, 37
Chesser 56 Mandalay 8 Prospect 56 Western Areas 29
Cobre 19, 24, 27, 36, 48 Manuka 28-29 Wyloo 14-15
Coda 8-9, 27 Mako 54-55 Ramelius 12-13, 31, 37, 56
Codrus 8-9 Megado 20, 29 Regis 56 Xanadu 56
Consolidated Tin 56 Metal Hawk 29 Reidel 53
Metal Tiger 9, 19, 24, 48 Rex 8

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