The need to lower carbon emissions across society is attracting new investment to mining, including in copper and automation, Rio Tinto CFO, Jakob Stausholm, told the FT Commodities Global Summit in Lausanne Tuesday. Copper mining — which has experienced low investment in recent years — is now considered a priority for companies including Rio Tinto. The metal has a pivotal role in the development of the electric vehicles industry, where it is used intensively in EV charging infrastructure.
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