Rio Tinto’s Nuton tech makes first-ever copper cathode at Gunnison mine

Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) venture partner Nuton has produced the first copper using new technology at Gunnison Copper’s (TSX: GCU) Johnson Camp Mine (JCM) in Arizona. The Nuton-made copper cathode, produced last month with a unique sulphide bioleaching...