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Water for copper becomes a big issue in mining

Demand destruction courtesy of the China coronavirus has taken the eyes of investors off an attack on the other side of the profit-equation, rising costs, with no better example being what’s happening in the home of copper, Chile.

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Collahuasi copper operation in Chile. Image: Anglo American Corp

Long recognised as a threat to Chile's all-important copper mining industry, the challenge of supplying water to some of the driest locations on the planet is starting to affect the supply of a metal