MINERS

'Herculean task' as world nears peak copper

Challenges immense for miners to bring on new production

The Cerro Verde copper mine in Peru. Credit: Freeport McMoRan

The Cerro Verde copper mine in Peru. Credit: Freeport McMoRan

The copper industry faces a "Herculean task" to fill the supply gap, which is forecast to grow to 5-10Mtpa by the end of the decade, Robert Friedland, founder and executive co-chair of Ivanhoe Mines, said...

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