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Highland Copper CEO discusses industry status

By P.J. GLISSON

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The global status of copper mining, as well as its future potential, was the subject of a virtual session last week that included the man who for six years has led Highland Copper Company Inc., a Canadian-based enterprise with interests in Wakefield Township and the broader Copper Country.

Titled “The Doctor Is In,” the Jan. 20 session included five participants with worldwide expertise in business and finance, digital information, geology and mining engineering.

Lobo Tiggre, founder and CEO of Louis James LLC in Puerto Rico and a principal analyst and e...