Green matters to mining.....

Data presented by CRU back up most of the experts’ predictions. According to the British consultancy, demand for copper in charging and distribution upgrades will reach 1.2 million tonnes by 2035.

Those numbers could be much more higher depending on how “green” economies, particularly in Latin America, become in the next twelve years, CRU’s managing consultant, Benjamin Jones, said Wednesday.

According to Jones, even in a conservative scenario, the adoption of clean technologies would boost copper demand by 10% to 15% by 2030. Lithium demand, in turn, would jump by 80% in the same period. (Cecilia Jamasmie)