World Copper Production Infographic
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WORLD COPPER PRODUCTION PART 1: Top 20 Copper Mines by Capacity
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1. Escondida | Chile 2. Grasberg | Indonesia
THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR CAPACITY CAPACITY 1370 OF COPPER 700 OF COPPER
ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS - BHP Billiton ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS - P.T. Freeport Indonesia Co. - Rio Tinto - Rio Tinto Au Ag Au - Japan Escondida
3. Morenci | USA 4. Buenavista del Cobre | Mexico (formerly Cananea)
THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR CAPACITY CAPACITY 520 OF COPPER 510 OF COPPER
OWNERS - Freeport McMoran Inc. OWNERS - Grupo Mexico - Affiliates of Sumitomo Corporation
5. Collahuasi | Chile 6. Cerro Verde II | Peru
THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR CAPACITY CAPACITY 504 OF COPPER 500 OF COPPER
OWNERS - Anglo American ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS - Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold Inc. - Glencore plc Mo - Mitsui - Compañia de Minas Buenaventura - JX Holdings - Sumitomo
7. Polar Division | Russia 8. Antamina | Peru (Norilsk/Talnakh Mills)
THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR CAPACITY CAPACITY 450 OF COPPER 450 OF COPPER
ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS - Norilsk Nickel ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS - BHP Billiton - Teck Ni PGM Mo Ag - Glencore plc PLATINUM GROUP METALS Zn - Mitsubishi Corp.
9. Las Bambas | Peru 10. El Teniente | Chile
THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR CAPACITY CAPACITY 430 OF COPPER 422 OF COPPER
ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS - MMG OWNERS - Codelco - Guoxin International Mo Investment Corp. Ltd. - CITIC Metal Co., Ltd.
11. Los Bronces | Chile 12. Los Pelambres | Chile
THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR CAPACITY CAPACITY 405 OF COPPER 370 OF COPPER
ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS - Anglo American ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS - Antofagasta Plc - Mitsubishi Corp. - Nippon Mining Mo Mo Au - Codelco - Mitsubishi Materials - Mitsui
13. Kansanshi | Zambia 14. Chuquicamata | Chile
THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR CAPACITY CAPACITY 340 OF COPPER 330 OF COPPER
OWNERS - First Quantum Minerals Ltd OWNERS - Codelco - ZCCM
15. Kamoto | Congo 16. Radomiro Tomic | Chile
THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR CAPACITY CAPACITY 300 OF COPPER 290 OF COPPER
ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS - Katanga Mining Ltd OWNERS - Codelco - Gecamines Co
17. Bingham Canyon | USA 18. Sentinel | Zambia
THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR CAPACITY CAPACITY 280 OF COPPER 250 OF COPPER
ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS - Kennecott OWNERS - First Quantum Minerals Ltd Au Ag
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19. Toromocho | Peru 19. Olympic Dam | Australia
THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR CAPACITY CAPACITY 250 OF COPPER 225 OF COPPER
ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS - Chinalco ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS - BHP Billiton
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SOURCES
- The World Copper Fact Book 2018, International Copper Study Group Directory of Copper Mines and - http://www.chinalco.com.pe/en/production-and-revenue Plants. http://www.icsg.org/index.php/component/jdownloads/finish/170/2876 - https://mining-atlas.com/operation/Cuajone-Copper-Molybdenum-Mine.php - http://www.mining-technology.com/projects
- http://www.antofagasta.co.uk/what-we-do/division/mining/los-pelambres/ - http://www.katangamining.com/operations/key-assets/kamota-underground.aspx