Founders Factory flags 25% global copper supply deficit by 2035 amid surging demand

• Founders Factory analysis flagged a widening copper supply gap as demand rises to 42 million tonnes by 2040 from 28 million in 2025.
• IEA projected a 25% primary supply deficit by 2035 on the current pipeline; discovery-to-production averages 24 years for copper mines.
• Falling ore grades below 0.6% from 1.8% in 1900 raised costs, reduced recovery, pressured project economics at major sulphide operations.
• In-situ recovery, electrokinetic extraction, bioleaching cited as potential routes to unlock deep sulphide deposits with smaller surface footprints.
• Tailings reprocessing highlighted as a near-term lever; 282 billion tonnes of historic mine tailings identified as a secondary copper source.

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