The mining industry is instrumental for securing the metals necessary for a transition to a more electricity-heavy energy system in the future. It has also been struggling with finding the motivation to invest in these metals. The paradoxical situation has stimulated an alternative approach: recycling and re-mining. “I genuinely don’t see where all of this copper is going to come from at this point in time.” The observation was made by Anglo American’s chief executive, Duncan Winblad, to Bloomberg three years ago, referring…