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Why We Care About Copper

Posted October 17th, 2012

When we say that minerals matter – we mean it.

All you need to do is look at yesterday’s Wall Street Journal to see the important role that resources that can be mined here in America play in helping to create good-paying jobs that will bolster the American economy.

Copper is actually a fantastic example of a resource that can be mined here in America AND can have a direct impact on American manufacturing productivity.

See the full infographic here: http://www.mining.com/copper-the-essential-metal/

In 2008 the U.S. consumed 2,090,00 mt of copper but a large percentage of it was imported. If all of that copper was mined here in the U.S. it would have reduced the deficit by $4.9 billion dollars. If that’s not enough incentive to get us moving towards a mine it here to make it here agenda – then I don’t know what is.