With all the focus on the need for critical minerals rather than copper, this oversight is ironic given that many of the critical minerals, like rhenium, are in fact common by-products of copper deposits. If the U.S. is to secure its EV industry, it must also focus on building a more robust copper supply chain, write Gen. James T. Conway and Thomas M. Conway, International President of the United Steelworkers union. (Read More)