copper

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Argentina’s Congress revised a glacier-protection law, a legislative victory for President Javier Milei to boost copper mining.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"We want legal certainty, we want clear definitions," Michael Meding, director of the Los Azules copper mining project in San Juan, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

A second chelator, however, showed a strong ability to selectively bind to copper ions, which are believed to play a key role in Alzheimer's-related protein aggregation.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

The US is also negotiating a minerals deal with DR Congo to help gain access to the central African country's vast reserves of key metals such as cobalt, tantalum, lithium and copper.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

He held up the bundle of copper wire and stack of tin.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat