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Silicon Valley’s Newest Unicorn Is a Mining Company

Bill Gates and other tech-industry investors are backing AI-powered startup KoBold Metals

By Julie Steinberg
A drill rig in Zambia’s Mingomba deposit, where KoBold Metals recently acquired copper reserves. Photo: KoBold Metals

Some of the tech industry’s most prominent investors are doubling down on one of Silicon Valley’s latest unicorns: a mining startup.

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