Dec. 5 at 4:00 PM
$X 🏭 Major U.S. metals processing breakthrough yesterday — relevant for
$X and broader industrials 🏭
Rio Tinto
$RIO successfully produced the first commercial copper using its Nuton® technology — the first major leap in sulphide processing in decades.
Why it matters for U.S. industrials:
• Lower-cost, lower-carbon domestic copper
• Reduces reliance on foreign smelters
• Supports electrification and infrastructure buildout
• Could shift long-term raw materials pricing
• Aligns with reshoring of critical metals
Full announcement:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251203998984/en/Rio-Tintos-Nuton-technology-produces-first-copper
Highly relevant also for two affected small caps:
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$GCUMF — the Gunnison site where Nuton was proven at industrial scale
• OTC:
$LCGMF /
$LEO.CED — Rio’s partner in Nevada and a likely next large-scale Nuton deployment
