How Chile became a copper powerhouse, and how this helped to propel its economy to become the richest and freest in Latin America. Read more
Used in everything from autos to appliances, copper is widely watched as an economic bellwether – and this same relationship makes it a good inflation hedge. Read more
Renewable energy is set to fuel a new era of copper demand – here’s how much copper is used in green applications from EVs to photovoltaics. Read more
Have you ever wondered how much copper is in an electric vehicle? This infographic shows the metal’s properties as well as the quantity of copper used. Read more
Deep below the ocean’s waves, VMS deposits spew out massive amounts of minerals like copper, zinc, and gold, making them a key source of the metals we use. Read more
A clean energy transition is underway as wind, solar, and batteries take center stage. Here’s how copper plays the critical role in these technologies. Read more
In 2020, solar power saw its largest-ever annual capacity expansion at 127 gigawatts. Here’s a snapshot of solar power capacity by country. Read more
Many new technologies critical to the energy transition rely on copper. Here are the world’s largest copper producers. Read more