The worlds 20 largest copper mines produce nearly 9 million metric tons of the precious metal a year about 40 of the worlds total copper mine capacity Chile and Peru alone account for more than half of the copper mines on this list The US makes the cut as well with two mines among the top 20
Codelco the stateowned copper mining company and the rise of LargeScale Private Copper Mining LSPCM both played critical roles in the industry Copper production in Chile went from 1588 million tons MT of ine copper in 1990 with a 25 total share of private companies to 5672 MT in 2016 with a 68 share of private copper mining
In 2018 ndida owned by BHP Billton Rio Tinto and JECO was the largest copper mine in Chile with a copper production of more than 12 million metric tons Colluasi ranked second in the
The values are based on the 2020 Financial Times Equity list of the leading global companies Mining company BHP was ranked second with a revenue of approximately 464 billion US dollars
This statistic provides a countrybycountry breakdown of copper mine production from 2010 to 2018 In 2018 Peru produced 24 million metric tons of copper The ten leading countries in world
List of COPPER mining companies with access to company profiles projects resources and reserves and technical analysis CuLeNi Eagle Plains Revelo Reports Progress on the Agreement to Sell 8 Copper Projects in Chile714 Orestone Mining Corp Orestone Signs All Necessary Contracts to Drill Resguardo CopperGold Porphyry
1 Codelco Production 1831 million tonnes Stateowned Codelco is the world''s biggest copper producer In 2016 the Chilean company produced 1831 million tonnes of copper down from 1893
May 22 2020 · Copper cables wiring Global sales for copper ore exports by country totaled US579 billion in 2019 That dollar amount reflects a 274 increase since 2015 but a 84 decline from 2018 to 2019 Copper is a relatively soft malleable and ductile metal which is the preferred electrical conductor for most forms of electrical wiring excluding overhead electric power transmission where aluminum
Chile has the worlds largest copper reserves of any country by far with 200 million metric tons as of 2019 It is also the worlds largest copper producer having produced some 56 million