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The US is facing a copper shortage but a little-known mine in Alaska could hold the solution
An EPA ruling has kept the mine from opening through the last three presidential administrations.
Copper prices are soaring, and supply is expected to badly lag demand in the coming decade, but a small Alaska mine that's been in political limbo for years might hold the key to meeting the voracious appetite for the metal.