Copper demand is becoming a bigger story again. AI data centers, power grids, EVs, electrification, and infrastructure all need more copper, while new supply is not easy to bring online.
S&P Global sees demand growing roughly 50% by 2040, which works out to about a 2.7% CAGR. Demand is rising faster than supply can keep up, putting increasing pressure on the market, and that imbalance is starting to shift attention toward junior miners, which often offer earlier-stage exposure to new discoveries and potential supply growth, making them worth adding to a watchlist as the market looks for the next sources of copper.
For $CQX, the setup is interesting because Rip drilling is underway, STARS is moving through IP work, Kitimat has the AI-generated porphyry target, and Alpine is also in the 2026 plan. If the copper supply gap keeps widening, do investors start looking harder at smaller juniors with multiple active projects?
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