Long-term availability of copper

This resource explores the long-term availability of copper in terms of known reserves, copper production and recycling. Typically, the future availability of minerals is based on the concept of reserves and resources. Reserves are deposits that have been discovered, evaluated and assessed to be economically profitable. Resources are far bigger and include reserves, discovered deposits which are potentially profitable, and undiscovered deposits that are predicted based on preliminary geological surveys. This resource explores the long-term availability of copper in terms of known reserves, copper production and recycling.