Then-pregnant Delfina Darquier remembers feeling an unsettling suspicion when doctors requested a second fetal echocardiogram for her son 12 years ago. “It made me think at that point they’d seen something that was not quite.
As technology progresses and the United States continues to transition to clean and renewable energy, it is essential to have the materials we need to continue this growth as our country's needs scale. One of the most vital materials needed for this transitional period is copper. As an increasingly rare and valuable natural resource, the highly conductive element is going to be the foundation of our future. Between electric vehicles, solar and wind power, just about everything related to energy infrastructure, the demand for copper is only going to continue to grow.