copper

Example Sentences

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It is primarily tasked with repairing and fortifying the city’s more than 210,000 streetlamps — a frequent target of copper wire thieves — and maintaining its network of electrical vehicle charging stations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

He argues this is necessary to tackle inequality and redistribute wealth from Peru's rich mineral, gold and copper reserves more equally and has enjoyed subsequent support in more rural areas.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Rio is also still on the lookout for copper assets, which could prove to be expensive, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Detailed testing is still underway, but the material resembles malachite, a copper-rich mineral that can be processed to produce copper.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

At fourteen dollars a month, his duties included controlling the mules along the canal’s towpath as they pulled the boat, which was loaded with supplies such as lumber, coal, iron, or copper ore.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow