The AI boom runs on metal. A two-year-old startup just raised $310m to mine it, autonomously, on US soil.
People tell the AI boom as a story about chips and models. Underneath it is metal. Every data centre, chip, power line and robot starts with copper and a handful of other minerals. The United States has quietly lost control of where they come from. A two-year-old startup just raised $310m to change that. Mariana […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Published: 3 August 2026
Source: The Next Web AI
Category: News
Topics: Agents & autonomy
Retrieved: 4 August 2026
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