List of copper production by company

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This is a list of copper production by company.

2022

2021[1]
Rank Company Country Cu production (tonnes)
1 Codelco Chile Chile 1,727,500
2 BHP Australia Australia 1,188,500
3 Glencore Switzerland Switzerland 1,182,300
4 Freeport-McMoRan United States United States 1,070,500
5 Antofagasta United Kingdom United Kingdom 1,052,100
6 Southern Copper Corporation Mexico Mexico 1,001,800
7 First Quantum Minerals Canada Canada 719,200
8 KGHM Polska Miedź Poland Poland 541,500
9 Rio Tinto United Kingdom United Kingdom 486,800
10 Anglo American plc United Kingdom United Kingdom 462,400

2016

2016[2]
Rank Company Country Cu production (tonnes)
1 Codelco Chile Chile 1,827,000
2 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold United States United States 1,696,000
3 Glencore Switzerland Switzerland 1,288,000
4 BHP Australia Australia 1,113,000
5 Southern Copper Corporation Mexico Mexico 900,000
6 KGHM Polska Miedź Poland Poland 677,000
7 Rio Tinto United Kingdom United Kingdom 523,000
8 First Quantum Minerals Canada Canada 494,000
9 Antofagasta United Kingdom United Kingdom 477,000
10 Vale Brazil Brazil 453,000

2012

2012[3]
Rank Company Country Cu production (tonnes)
1 Codelco Chile Chile 1,750,000
2 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold United States United States 1,662,000
3 BHP Australia Australia 1,047,000
4 Grupo Mexico Mexico Mexico 862,000
5 Xstrata Switzerland Switzerland 747,000
6 Antofagasta United Kingdom United Kingdom 710,000
7 KGHM Polska Miedz Poland Poland
8 Anglo American United Kingdom United Kingdom 660,000
9 Glencore Switzerland Switzerland 566,000
10 Rio Tinto United Kingdom United Kingdom 549,000
11 GD copper China China 540,000

2010

2010[4]
Rank Company Country Cu production (tonnes)
1 Codelco Chile Chile 1,760,000
2 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold United States United States 1,440,000
3 BHP Australia Australia 1,140,000
4 Xstrata
(34.4% owned by Glencore)		 Switzerland Switzerland 907,000
5 Rio Tinto United Kingdom United Kingdom 701,000
6 Anglo American United Kingdom United Kingdom 645
7 Grupo Mexico Mexico Mexico 598,000
8 Glencore Switzerland Switzerland 542,000
9 Southern Copper Corporation
(80% owned by Grupo Mexico)		 Mexico Mexico 487,000
10 KGHM Polska Miedz Poland Poland 426,000


See also

References

  1. ^ Evanoff, Matthew (2021-08-25). "Top 10 Biggest Copper Mining Companies - Codelco, BHP, Glencore, and More". MiningFeeds. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  2. ^ Basov, Vladimir (7 April 2017). "Top 10 copper mining companies in 2016". Mining.com. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. ^ Basov, Vladimir (5 March 2013). "Top 10 copper companies in 2012". Mining.com. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Top 10 Copper Producing Companies". Mining News Magazine. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2018.