As a part of the mining industry, I do welcome the focus on increasing our ability to mine and develop Cu here. However, you don’t just wave a wand and ramp up Cu production, it takes years to grow and develop a resource. So increasing the cost of Cu now will have massive impacts on costs now
And seriously piss off your Australian allies who supply you with some of said copper now being affected by 50% tariffs. He really knows how to treat his friends.
We still have allies??
It will also increase costs for (checks notes) for US manufacturers, energy producers and construction. 👏 Trump economic team.
For now. If Hegseth keeps asking what we’re going to do with the subs we’re paying for but he may not give us, we won’t be for long.
Oif.