Amazon digs deep for AI gold as copper mine partnership fuels massive data center expansion

Amazon Web Services signed a two-year copper deal with Rio Tinto to supply AI data centers from an Arizona mine, expecting to ...

The world needs a lot more copper. But will there be enough supply?

Copper is one of the world’s most ubiquitous metals, used in just about everything that’s electrified: smartphones, ...

AI to boost copper demand 50% by 2040, but more mines needed to ensure supply, S&P says

Growth in the artificial intelligence and defense sectors will boost global copper demand 50% by 2040, but supplies are ...
The Economist

The race for copper has brought a wave of mining mega-mergers

Mining mergers are back in style. Rio Tinto, the industry’s fourth-most valuable company, has confirmed it is in talks to ...
The Motley Fool

Copper Tariffs: Which Countries Does the United States Import the Most From?

Chile, Canada, and Mexico are top sources of U.S. copper imports, which are critical for sectors like construction. Reliance on imports for 45% of its copper makes the U.S. vulnerable to trade policy ...
Daily Maverick

S&P sees looming copper shortages posing ‘systemic risk’ to global economy

Driven in part by new sources of demand – notably the surging energy needs of AI – S&P Global warns in a new report that ...

The Copper Supply Chain Offers Little Buffer Against Further Operational Underperformance

Copper miners and developers remains are largest single investment theme. Copper enters 2026 against a structurally tight ...
The White House

ADDRESSING THE THREAT TO NATIONAL

Section 1. Policy. Copper is a critical material essential to the national security, economic strength, and industrial resilience of the United States. Copper, scrap copper, and copper’s derivative ...