MINING FOCUS BLOG

Ever Wonder Where the Copper in Your Phone Comes From

About 50% of the copper used in developed countries comes from already existing copper recycled. That leaves about 50% of our copper needs to mining of new metal. Ever wondered how that is done? Here is a good video to help understand this extraordinary process:

Kennecott leaned on the creativity of Vérité to create a dynamic, fun, and energetic animated production to educates users on the life cycle of the copper molecule. The educational piece was created for use on Kennecott.com.