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Global copper demand outstrips supply, threatening electrification and industrial growth
Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, co-authors this piece about how demand for copper is surging while copper suppliers are struggling to keep up and are likely to fall even further behind in the coming years.
May 3, 2026
Company behind proposed mine near the Boundary Waters has history of conflict with locals in Chile
Corby Anderson, professor of mining engineering and director of the Kroll Institute for Extractive Metallurgy, says copper miners across the globe are dealing with lower grade ore and trying to find out how to produce more of the metal.
May 3, 2026
Climate change is altering when water is available, study finds
A study by Adrienne Marshall, assistant professor of geology and geological engineering, and Steven Smith, associate professor of economics and business, finds that water rights holders are being impacted by the climate change-driven earlier and ....
May 1, 2026