AWS Secures Copper Supply for AI Data Centers from New US Mine

This deal highlights the massive infrastructure demands of the AI boom. The increasing reliance on data centers for AI workloads is driving demand for raw materials like copper, crucial for building and powering these facilities. This partnership also reflects a strategic move by AWS to secure its supply chain, mitigating potential bottlenecks in the rapidly expanding AI landscape.

• •AWS has signed a two-year deal with Rio Tinto.
• •The copper will be sourced from a new US copper mine in Arizona.
• •The copper will be used for data center construction to support AI.