Mitsubishi Corp. digs for copper profits in Chile with Canadian miner

Japan's trading houses expand efforts to tap EV resource demand

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Mineral exploration is conducted at the Marimaca copper mine in Chile ahead of development.

TOMOYA ONISHI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japanese trading group Mitsubishi Corp. will participate in the development of a new copper mine in Chile by investing in a Canadian mining company, as demand grows for the metal critical to electric vehicles and offshore wind farms.

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