More Copper Please

[Copper]

Copper can’t be mined fast enough to electrify the US

Copper cannot be mined quickly enough to keep up with current U.S. policy guidelines to transition the country’s electricity and vehicle infrastructure to renewable energy, according to a University of Michigan study.

The Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law in 2022, calls for 100% of cars manufactured to be electric vehicles by 2035. But an electric vehicle requires three to five times as much copper as an internal combustion engine vehicle—not to mention the copper required for upgrades to the electric grid.

https://news.umich.edu/copper-cant-be-mined-fast-enough-to-electrify-the-us/

[jon-nyc]

The shortfall is in part because of the permitting process for mining companies. The average time between discovering a new copper mineral deposit and getting a permit to build a mine is about 20 years, according to Simon.

Is that true in Chile also?

[Mik]

20 years seems excessive.

[George K]

@Mik said in More Copper Please:

20 years seems excessive.

Considering gummint regulations, I'm not surprised.

I'm sure someone will be able to find a fish to delay things.

[Copper]

@George-K said in More Copper Please:

I'm sure someone will be able to find a fish to delay things.

With our new Jurassic Park power we can make all the fish you want.

[Axtremus]

@Copper said in More Copper Please:

With our new Jurassic Park power we can make all the fish you want eliminate the idea of "endangered species."

No more "endangered species" to stand in the way of infrastructure development.

[LuFins Dad]

Meh, Copper mining is really frigging disruptive and an ecological disaster for the region it’s in.

We need to get off this effing planet. https://pwr.edu.pl/en/university/news/raw-materials-from-asteroids-we-know-where-to-best-extract-them-from-10446.html