Japan's Mitsubishi Corp. to invest $600m in US copper mine

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Copper World site in the southwestern U.S. state of Arizona: Mitsubishi Corp. plans to acquire a 30% stake. (Hudbay Minerals) 

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TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp. will invest $600 million in a copper mining project in the U.S. as it endeavors to meet growing demand for copper for electric vehicles and data centers, Nikkei has learned.

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