# Adam Hawkins: Copper, Choke Points, and the Future of Domestic Mining, Global Supply Chains

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Podcast: [The Prospector News Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-prospector-news-podcast-7025962)
Published: 2026-05-27T19:54:26+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of The Prospector Podcast, Michael Fox sits down with Adam Hawkins in downtown Manhattan to discuss the state of copper markets, the urgent need for domestic smelting and processing capacity, geopolitical supply-chain choke points, and why mining must become a long-term American priority for the future of critical minerals. #Copper #Mining #CriticalMinerals #SupplyChain #Smelting #Metals #Geopolitics #MiningIndustry #DomesticProduction #ProspectorPodcast

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