List of countries by copper production
Here tables and graphs are presented with details about copper.
- 5.1 by country
- 5.2 by company
Overview
In the year 2009 was by far Chile ( 5.39 million tonnes), the most important kupfererzfördernde country, followed by Peru ( 1.27 million tons ), the United States ( 1.18 million tons ), Indonesia ( 971,000 tons ) and the People's Republic of China ( 962,000 tons). These five states had a combined share of 61.8 percent of the 15.8 million tons mined worldwide. In Europe, Russia, Poland, Bulgaria, Portugal and Sweden are mentioned.
In the cottage production of copper, the leading countries were in 2008, the People's Republic of China (2.51 million tons ), Chile (1.37 million tons ), Japan ( 1.34 million tons ), India ( 651,000 tons ) and Russia ( 627,000 million tons). These countries had a share of 52.0 percent of global metallurgical production of 12.5 million tonnes. Other producing countries in Europe are Poland, Germany, Spain, Bulgaria and Finland.
The most important countries in the production of refined copper were in 2008, the People's Republic of China (3.78 million tons ), Chile (3.06 million tons ), Japan ( 1.54 million tons ), the United States (1.27 million tons ) and Russia ( 862,000 tons). These states accounted for 58.4 percent of global production of 18.0 million tonnes. Other producing countries in Europe are Germany, Poland, Belgium, Spain and Sweden.
The world's largest economically exploitable deposits of copper ore there in Chile, the U.S., Indonesia, Peru, Poland and Mexico. ( Recovery already in pre-Columbian world's largest deposits of native copper ) Historically significant were the copper mines on the Keweenaw Peninsula on Lake Superior / USA. In Germany was mined until 1990 Mansfeld Kupferschiefer.
Production, reserves and reserve base
Listed are the promotion, the reserves and the reserve base in tons. The Geological Survey of the United States ( United States Geological Survey ) offers this definition: The reserve base ( reserve base) is that part of an identified resource that meets the specific physical and chemical minimum criteria for the current mining and production practices, including those for salary, quality, thickness and depth. The reserves ( reserves ) are that part of the reserve base which could be economically extracted at a certain time or produced. The term does not mean that extraction systems are installed and working. Reserves include only exploitable materials.
Mine production
By country
All figures relate to the States in their present borders (copper content of ores and concentrates ).
By Company
Listed are the company 's headquarters, the promotion and the share of global production.
World promotion
The following table shows the world production in thousand tons.
Metallurgical Production by country
All figures relate to the States in their present boundaries.
Refinery production
By country
All figures relate to the States in their present boundaries.
By Company
Listed are the company 's headquarters, the refinery production and the share of global production.
Copper price
On 15 February 2011 the price of copper marked in New York with 464.50 cents per pound (454 grams) all-time high.
Subsequently, the annual high, low and closing prices for the copper futures in cents per pound on the New York Commodities Exchange (COMEX ) are indicated.