| The Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable American icons in the world. And as she towers 305 feet above Ellis Island, what's Lady Liberty wearing? Copper – 60,000 pounds of it.
Clearly, copper's big in art. It's also a key metal that keeps the world economy humming. Copper consumption has grown at an average annual rate of 4% since 1900. China and India – which some analysts describe as the combined market of "Chindia" – where one of every three human beings resides, needs loads of this element to meet its modernization requirements for electricity and infrastructure...............................................Full Article: Source
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