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- 1Copper boom for electric cars threatens Andean vicuña▼Save # vicuña from # electric # cars https:// news.mongabay.com/2026/09/copp er-boom-fueling-energy-transition-puts-eart
A Mongabay report warns that the global copper boom, driven by demand for electric vehicles and the energy transition, is putting wildlands in the Andes at risk, including habitat of the vicuña. Conservation voices are sharing the story to highlight the biodiversity cost of green-technology mining and call for protecting wildlife from expanding mining operations.
- 2Utah copper mine turns waste sludge into solar power●More than 71,000 solar panels on a Utah copper mine carry a metal pulled from the same sludge the refinery already mines for gold and silver, because 90 percent of the world's tellurium is locked inside copper ore, and the panels now power the operation tha
A copper mine in Utah has installed more than 71,000 solar panels that use tellurium, a metal extracted from the same refinery sludge already processed for gold and silver. Around 90 percent of the world's tellurium is locked inside copper ore, making copper refining a key supply route. The panels now power the mining operation itself, closing the loop between extraction and clean energy production.
- 3New tracker examines transition mineral mining in South America▼Transition Minerals Tracker 2026: South America
The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre has published the Transition Minerals Tracker 2026 for South America, compiling data on companies extracting minerals used in the energy transition, such as lithium and copper. The tracker monitors human rights allegations against mining firms across the region, a key supplier of raw materials for batteries and renewable technology.
- 4Camino wins environmental approval for Peru copper exploration expansion●Camino Receives Environmental Approval for Significant Exploration Expansion at the Costa de Cobre Copper Project in Peru
Camino Minerals has received environmental approval for a significant expansion of exploration work at its Costa de Cobre copper project in Peru. The permit allows the company to broaden drilling and field studies across the coastal copper prospect. Investors and mining watchers are noting the milestone as it clears a key regulatory hurdle for advancing the project in a country where permitting can be slow and contentious.
- 5Gunnison Copper appoints Jennifer Hays as CFO●Gunnison Copper names defense-sector finance veteran Jennifer Hays as CFO
Gunnison Copper has appointed Jennifer Hays as its chief financial officer. Hays brings a finance background in the defense sector, which the company is expected to draw on as it advances its copper projects and funding plans. The move is being noted by investors tracking management changes in the copper mining and materials sector.