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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has entered a two-year agreement with Rio Tinto's Nuton venture to source copper from the Johnson Camp mine in Arizona, the first new U.S. copper source in over a decade. The project aims to produce 30,000 tonnes of refined copper over four years using bioleaching, enabling AWS to enhance its data centers while addressing rising global copper demand amid concerns of a potential supply shortage impacting economic growth and AI development.