Copper can't be mined fast enough to electrify the US

Sunlight to Methanol: Revolutionary CO2 Conversion Achieved With Copper and Carbon Nitride

Lunar and asteroid mining holds the promise for a solution to our critical mineral shortages. Given the projected increase in metals consumption through 2050, under a net zero scenario, current production rates of graphite, cobalt, nickel, copper, lithium, and platinum do not satisfy future needs.

Chemists use oxygen, copper 'scissors' to make cheaper drug treatments possible