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Urban Mining

Urban Mining

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Urban Mining emphasizes the potential of cities, the human habitat and the built environment as a source of raw materials. While conventional mining secures raw materials by exploring for, extracting and refining natural resources, Urban Mining secures raw materials by exploring for, extracting and refining anthropogenic resources. Copper can be found in the urban mine, which is made up of items such as electronic goods, buildings, mine tailings and waste.

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Urban Mining is an important element of the circular economy, as it returns the collection of discarded products and secondary raw materials to the market.

By treating waste as a resource, Urban Mining—along with conventional mining—will supply the developing world with raw materials.

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LS MnM Inc. Contributes to the Circular Economy Through ESG Partnership with SK Networks

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International Copper Association (ICA) member, LS MnM Inc., is promoting circular practices in South Korea…

14 October 2022

No Resources Lost: The Circular Opportunity of Industrial Symbiosis

Article | Industrial Symbiosis
Symeon Christofyllidis

By working together, industries can reduce waste by finding applications for byproducts of production, or…

By working together, industries can reduce waste by repurposing or finding applications for byproducts of production....

10 October 2022

Industrial Symbiosis: Reusing EV Batteries for Energy Storage Systems Can Extend Lifetime of Copper Applications

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Through industrial symbiosis, reusing EV Batteries for energy storage systems can extend the lifetime of copper applications.

Through industrial symbiosis, reusing EV Batteries for energy storage systems can extend the lifetime of copper applications....

9 October 2022

Press Release: New Research Reveals Opportunities for Industrial Symbiosis in the Copper Industry

Press Release | Industrial Symbiosis
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3 October 2022

Aurubis Plans First Smelter for Multimetal Recycling in the U.S.

Article | Industrial Symbiosis
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International Copper Association (ICA) member Aurubis is expanding its international operations and building a new…

5 April 2022

Copper Recycling

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The Importance of Recycling During the past decade, strong growth in emerging economies, coupled with…

10 February 2022

The Future of Urban Mining

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12 April 2021

The Promise and Limits of Urban Mining – Fraunhofer ISI Report

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17 November 2020

The Promise and Limits of Urban Mining

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Urban Mining is a concept that emphasizes the potential of cities, the human habitat and…

17 November 2020

The Future of Urban Mining

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Urban Mining is a concept that emphasizes the potential of cities, the human habitat and built environment as a source of raw...

17 November 2020

Copper: Infinitely recyclable

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Dr. Diran Apelian discusses copper's ability to be recycled over and over again....

13 April 2017
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