RE: This is why I’m happy to hold Arc...29 Oct 2019 21:24
Copper ore is becoming harder to find and mine, which means the industry will struggle to meet the world’s needs, Targhetta said.
There’s also plenty of compelling reasons on the demand side to bet on higher prices, he said.
Freeport calculates that the mining industry will need to find an additional 100-million tons of copper over the next two decades to feed rising consumption in renewable energy, electrified transport and urbanization projects, he said.
That’s about five times current annual output, and isn’t far short of the 160-million tons of additional metal that was needed over two decades to feed China’s unprecedented economic expansion, Targhetta said.