Post on 14-Mar-2020
SOURCES
SEE PART TWO WORLD COPPER PROCESSING
Concentrates Only
SX-EW Only
Concentrates & SX-EW2
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The World Copper Fact Book 2018, International Copper Study Group Directory of Copper Mines and Plants. http://www.icsg.org/index.php/component/jdownloads/finish/170/2876
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- P.T. Freeport Indonesia Co.- Rio Tinto
1. Escondida | Chile
CAPACITY
OWNERSALSO PRODUCES
1370 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER
- BHP Billiton- Rio Tinto- Japan Escondida
3. Morenci | USA
- Grupo Mexico- Freeport McMoran Inc.- Affiliates of Sumitomo Corporation
- Codelco
- Anglo American- Glencore plc- Mitsui- JX Holdings
- BHP Billiton- Teck- Glencore plc- Mitsubishi Corp.
- Antofagasta Plc- Nippon Mining- Mitsubishi Materials
- Norilsk Nickel
2. Grasberg | Indonesia
CAPACITY
OWNERSALSO PRODUCES
700 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER
CAPACITY 520 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER CAPACITY 510 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR
OF COPPER
OWNERS OWNERS
4. Buenavista del Cobre | Mexico(formerly Cananea)
CAPACITY 504 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER
CAPACITY 422 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER
OWNERS
OWNERS
5. Collahuasi | Chile
10. El Teniente | Chile
CAPACITY 450 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER
OWNERSALSO PRODUCES
8. Antamina | Peru
CAPACITY 450 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER
CAPACITY 370 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER
OWNERS
OWNERSALSO PRODUCES
ALSO PRODUCES
7. Polar Division | Russia
12. Los Pelambres | Chile
(Norilsk/Talnakh Mills)
- Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold Inc.- Compañia de Minas Buenaventura- Sumitomo
CAPACITY 500 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER
OWNERSALSO PRODUCES
6. Cerro Verde II | Peru
- First Quantum Minerals Ltd- ZCCM
- Codelco
CAPACITY 330 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPERCAPACITY 340 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR
OF COPPER
OWNERSOWNERS
14. Chuquicamata | Chile13. Kansanshi | Zambia
- Katanga Mining Ltd- Gecamines
CAPACITY 300 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER
OWNERSALSO PRODUCES
15. Kamoto | Congo
- First Quantum Minerals Ltd
CAPACITY 250 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER
OWNERS
18. Sentinel | Zambia
- BHP Billiton
CAPACITY 225 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER
OWNERSALSO PRODUCES
19. Olympic Dam | Australia
Au
Mo
Zn
AuAg
AgNi PGMPLATINUM
GROUPMETALS
Mo
Mo
Au
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- Codelco
CAPACITY 290 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER
OWNERS
16. Radomiro Tomic | Chile
- Kennecott
CAPACITY 280 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER
OWNERSALSO PRODUCES
17. Bingham Canyon | USA
Mo
Au Ag
Au
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- Chinalco
CAPACITY 250 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER
OWNERSALSO PRODUCES
19. Toromocho | Peru
MoAg
http://www.antofagasta.co.uk/what-we-do/division/mining/los-pelambres/
- http://www.chinalco.com.pe/en/production-and-revenue
http://www.mining-technology.com/projects
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- https://mining-atlas.com/operation/Cuajone-Copper-Molybdenum-Mine.php
- http://www.katangamining.com/operations/key-assets/kamota-underground.aspx
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- MMG- Guoxin International Investment Corp. Ltd.- CITIC Metal Co., Ltd.
CAPACITY 430 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER
OWNERSALSO PRODUCES
9. Las Bambas | Peru
Mo
- Anglo American- Mitsubishi Corp.- Codelco- Mitsui
CAPACITY 405 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER
OWNERSALSO PRODUCES
11. Los Bronces | Chile
Mo
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