Eesa,
Just a detail: In North America, at least, pretty well all overhead high voltage wiring (>1,000V) is aluminum. It is used because it is lighter, for the long spans, and the higher resistance of Al doesn't count as much with the high voltages used.
You have a good point, though, about copper refiners pulling the PM's out of the copper as they refine it. Probably adds up faster than we might think.
Jon.
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