Achieving a truly circular economy is a shared goal requiring collaboration among stakeholders from various sectors, including the copper industry and its value chain. Circular principles, already in practice at many mine sites to reduce waste and conserve water, represent an essential piece of this sustainability puzzle. However, to realize full value chain circularity—from production and consumption to reuse and recycling—it is imperative for designers, policymakers and industry players to collaborate on creating systems that incentivize circular practices and business models at critical stages in the value chain.
As the importance of the circular economy expands, the mining industry is reevaluating its role, recognizing the need to continue to produce the materials necessary to achieve the clean energy transition, while at the same time growing valuable stocks of material in society for the future. How mining companies embrace circularity will depend on their business. Some may choose to integrate recycling operations, while others may pursue leasing options for metals or develop innovative technologies to extract value from waste.
Jubilee Metals Group plc (LON:JLP) is a diversified metal recovery business with a world-class portfolio of projects in South Africa and Zambia. The Company’s expanding multi-project portfolio across South Africa and Zambia provides exposure to a broad commodity basket including Platinum Group Metals, chrome, lead, zinc, vanadium, copper and cobalt.
