Jubilee Metals' Zambia copper production more than triples
Copper output in Zambia rises sharply, increasing supply of mined copper and copper concentrate.
Source →The trace
How it reaches your house.
Starting from Copper ore concentrate, we walked the supply graph hop by hop to the goods you buy and the companies you own. Each step is the engine’s reasoning, scored for confidence and cited where a source backs it.
First impact
Copper ore concentrate →supply upCopper ore concentrate is a critical, high-dependency input for copper and electrical wiring, so a supply surge should increase downstream availability.
91% confidenceAnglo American →supply upJubilee’s Zambia ramp-up increases copper concentrate supply, which should make Anglo American’s copper ore concentrate input more available; the effect is modest because the edge weight is only 4% and substitutability is not especially low.
78% confidenceJiangxi Copper Company Limited →supply upHop 2
Chile →supply upZambia's sharp production surge makes copper ore concentrate more abundant globally, and Chile is a major 26% supplier in this market.
90% confidenceElectrolytic Copper (Conductor Grade) →supply upMore available electrolytic copper eases a critical, high-dependency input for transformers, so transformer supply should improve.
88% confidenceCopper cathodes (refined) →supply upCopper cathodes are a critical 95%-dependent input to copper and electrical wiring, so a supply surge should increase wiring output availability.
Hop 3
Electric grid transformers →supply upElectrolytic Copper (Conductor Grade)
Higher Zambian mined copper output should ease availability of electrolytic copper, a critical conductor-grade input for transformers.
63% confidence
Where it lands
What you buy, and what you own.
Goods you buy
Copper and electrical wiring · Electric grid transformers
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