Column: Surging copper demand will complicate the clean energy boom
Copper demand will increase by more than 50% between now and 2040, according to BloombergNEF.
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Rio Tinto to pay $3.3 billion for full Turquoise Hill ownership
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Vital Metals announces board and management changes
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