Copper and the new resource spheres of control
MINING.COM and The Northern Miner mapped global copper production through a geopolitical lens, dividing the world into five “spheres of control”: American, Chinese, Russian, Coalition of the Willing, and Undrafted.
These groupings reflect geographic, social, cultural, and economic ties—as well as potential alignments in an increasingly polarized world.
In this interview, Anthony Vaccaro, the author of the graphic and president of The Northern Miner Group, explains how the five blocs compare in terms of copper extraction.
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