Copper: Humanity’s first and most important future metal
Millions of feet of copper wiring will be required for strengthening the world’s power grids, and hundreds of thousands of tonnes more are needed to build wind and solar farms.
Peruvian police detained former Roman Catholic priest Marco Arana, the main leader of the protests against Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) in the northern region of Cajamarca on Wedsnesday evening. The situation has become more hostile since the government declared a state of emergency.
A video broadcast by a local TV channel shows riot police scooping the former priest off a bench in the city’s central square. According to a local radio report, Arana was freed Thursday morning.
