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Rio Tinto and AWS team up to use Nuton's bioleaching process at Johnson Camp mine, producing low-carbon copper for U.S. data centers.

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Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to supply low-carbon copper produced using its Nuton bioleaching technology to AWS data centers in the US.

Base Case $4.30/lb copper, Post-Tax NPV (7%) $694 million and 14.6% IRR with payback at 6.7 years Advancing Clear Path to Near-Term Production of U.S. Refined Copper Cathode Average annual production ...

Copper smelter cuts in China due to low processing fees are reducing refined copper supply. Mine closures and protests in Peru and Panama are further limiting copper supply. The falling US dollar and ...