AI Data Centers Projected to Drive Massive Copper Demand, Highlighting Importance of Trilogy Metals' Alaska Deposits

Copper demand is entering a new phase driven by artificial intelligence infrastructure, with data centers powering AI workloads requiring immense amounts of copper for power distribution, thermal regulation, and efficient conductivity. Bloomberg analysts estimate the sector could need more than 400,000 tonnes of copper annually through the next decade, with cumulative usage topping 4 million tonnes by 2035. This intensifies an already looming global copper shortfall that has been building from renewable energy, electric vehicles, and grid modernization demands.

Trilogy Metals Inc. (NYSE American: TMQ) (TSX: TMQ) sits at the center of this supply dynamic through its ownership in Alaska's mineral-rich Ambler Mining District. The company holds a 50% stake in the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects through Ambler Metals LLC, its 50/50 joint venture with South32. This positioning becomes increasingly significant as AI-driven copper consumption accelerates the global supply equation.

The Ambler Mining District hosts volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits that represent among North America's richest undeveloped copper districts. Trilogy Metals is actively advancing both the Arctic and Bornite deposits within this district, which together could underpin decades of future copper production. The timing of these developments coincides with projections showing AI infrastructure becoming a major copper consumer alongside traditional demand drivers.

The convergence of AI expansion with existing copper-intensive technologies creates a compounded demand scenario that existing mines and development projects may struggle to meet. This supply-demand imbalance highlights the strategic importance of undeveloped resources like those controlled by Trilogy Metals in Alaska. The company's projects represent potential long-term supply solutions to the copper conundrum exacerbated by artificial intelligence growth.

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