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Doctor Copper: this Canadian mining company explains how the red metal fights COVID-19

The anti-bacterial quality of copper surfaces kills virus-spreading bugs. Image: Photo by Nicola Fioravanti on Unsplash

Don Lindsay
President and Chief Executive Officer, Teck Resources Limited
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