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Copper, the Metal That Runs the World: ‘Boom, Bust, Boom,’ by Bill Carter
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What do houses, cars, and phones have in common? They need copper. Bill Carter talks to Peter Madden about the powerful industry.
Peter Madden
Published
Oct. 25 2012
9:10PM EDT
Peter Madden
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