Why the drive for cleaner energy is causing some mineral prices to rise

Why the drive for cleaner energy is causing some mineral prices to rise

Four thousand years ago, the early civilisation of Sumeria in southern Iraq imported their copper from the land of Magan, which covered parts of the modern UAE and Oman.

The metal was one of the two ingredients that make up the alloy bronze, whose tools and weapons gave them mastery over nature and other people.

Now, the transformation of global energy makes copper a crucial commodity once more.