copper
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Oil-and-gas production has surged in Argentina’s massive Vaca Muerta shale formation, while mining, particularly lithium and copper, has attracted fresh investment and brought in much-needed dollars through exports.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
His company, Ivanhoe Mines, recently opened Africa’s biggest copper smelter in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
It’s rotating into four commodity plays: gold miners, copper, uranium and energy producers.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
The Trump administration recently amended tariffs on steel, aluminum, and copper imports.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Cold air radiated from a towering indoor fountain that sprayed water over coiled copper tubing, trickling down by some new science to form blocks of ice at its base.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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