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Why Copper Is Suddenly the Most Important Metal of 2026
Copper is, by every reasonable measure, the most boring metal humanity has ever pulled out of the ground. It is reddish-brown. It does not sparkle. It is not coming back into fashion the way gold-plated owl pendants did for one regrettable summer in 2016. For most of the last century, basically nobody outside of electricians, plumbers, and a few very specific Reddit forums has...
