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2. Copper factors big in the future electrification of the world.

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Fri Mar 28, 2025, 03:14 AM

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A limiting factor in being able to replace gasoline powered vehicles with battery EV's is not having enough copper with the current mining capacity to make the cables required in the EV's

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