Extracting Copper from Old Mine Water | Phoenix News

A startup in Massachusetts is turning Arizona’s old mining wastewater into cash by extracting copper with a high-tech silicon filter and electroplating—pulling two tons in just two months from one pilot site. With $100 billion worth of copper trapped in global mine runoff—40% in the American Southwest—and demand exploding as everything goes electric, this method could revolutionize how we recover metals without waiting decades for new mines. The system is portable, scalable, and turns toxic water into sellable copper, offering a fast, sustainable solution to a growing crisis. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/2efdb7e6473cb5c1