WORLD COPPER PRODUCTION

PART 1: Top 20 Copper Mines by Capacity

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Top 20 Copper Mines by Capacity

1.  Escondida | Chile

ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS

-  BHP Billiton

-  Rio Tinto

-  Japan Escondida

*Note: Data reflects production capabilities, not necessarily production forecasts.

1200 CAPACITY THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER*

Au Ag

2. Grasberg | Indonesia

ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS

-  P.T. Freeport Indonesia Co.

-  Rio Tinto

*Note: Data reflects production capabilities, not necessarily production forecasts.

780 CAPACITY THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER*

Au

3. Morenci | USA

OWNERS

-  Freeport McMoran Inc.

-  Affiliates of Sumitomo Corporation

*Note: Data reflects production capabilities, not necessarily production forecasts.

520 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER* CAPACITY

4. Buenavista del Cobre | Mexico

OWNERS

-  Grupo Mexico

*Note: Data reflects production capabilities, not necessarily production forecasts.

510 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER* CAPACITY

(Formerly Cananea)

5. Collahuasi| Chile

OWNERS

-  Anglo American

-  Glencore plc

-  Mitsui

-  JX Holdings

*Note: Data reflects production capabilities, not necessarily production forecasts.

500 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER* CAPACITY

6. El Teniente| Chile

OWNERS

-  Codelco

*Note: Data reflects production capabilities, not necessarily production forecasts.

452 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER* CAPACITY

7. Antamina | Peru

ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS

-  BHP Billiton

-  Teck

-  Glencore plc

-  Mitsubishi Corp.

*Note: Data reflects production capabilities, not necessarily production forecasts.

450 CAPACITY THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER*

Ag Mo

Zn

8. Los Bronces | Chile

ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS

-  Anglo American

-  Mitsubishi Corp.

-  Codelco

-  Mitsui

*Note: Data reflects production capabilities, not necessarily production forecasts.

435 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER*

Mo

CAPACITY

9. Polar Division | Russia

ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS

-  Norilsk Nickel

*Note: Data reflects production capabilities, not necessarily production forecasts.

430 CAPACITY THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER*

Ni

(Norilsk/Talnakh Mills)

PGM

PLATINUM GROUP METALS

10. Los Pelambres| Chile

ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS

-  Antofagasta Plc

-  Nippon Mining

-  Mitsubishi Materials

*Note: Data reflects production capabilities, not necessarily production forecasts.

420 CAPACITY THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER*

Mo Au

11. Radomiro Tomic | Chile

OWNERS

-  Codelco

*Note: Data reflects production capabilities, not necessarily production forecasts.

370 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER* CAPACITY

12. Cerro Verde II| Peru

ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS

-  Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold Inc.

-  Compañia de Minas Buenaventura

-  Sumitomo *Note: Data reflects production capabilities, not necessarily production forecasts.

340 CAPACITY THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER*

Mo

13. Chuquicamata | Chile

OWNERS

-  Codelco

*Note: Data reflects production capabilities, not necessarily production forecasts.

325 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER* CAPACITY

14. Kansanshi | Zambia

OWNERS

-  First Quantum Minerals Ltd

-  ZCCM

*Note: Data reflects production capabilities, not necessarily production forecasts.

285 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER* CAPACITY

15. Bingham Canyon | USA

*Note: Data reflects production capabilities, not necessarily production forecasts.

280 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER* CAPACITY

ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS

-  Kennecott

Au Ag

Mo

16. Andina | Chile

*Note: Data reflects production capabilities, not necessarily production forecasts.

260 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER* CAPACITY

ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS

-  Codelco

Mo

17. Batu Hijau| Indonesia

*Note: Data reflects production capabilities, not necessarily production forecasts.

250 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER* CAPACITY

ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS

-  Pt Newmont Nusa Tenggara Au

18. Toromocho| Peru

*Note: Data reflects production capabilities, not necessarily production forecasts.

250 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER* CAPACITY

ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS

-  Chinalco Ag Mo

19. Olympic Dam | Australia

*Note: Data reflects production capabilities, not necessarily production forecasts.

225 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER*

ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS

-  BHP Billiton

Au Ag

Mo

CAPACITY

20. Cuajone| Peru

*Note: Data reflects production capabilities, not necessarily production forecasts.

212 THOUSAND METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF COPPER* CAPACITY

ALSO PRODUCES OWNERS

-  Grupo Mexico

-  Marmon Corp.

-  Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold Inc.

Ag Mo

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SOURCES

-  The World Copper Fact Book 2016, International Copper Study Group Directory of

Copper Mines and Plants - July 2016

-  http://www.mining-technology.com/projects/#c

-  http://www.antofagasta.co.uk/what-we-do/division/mining/los-pelambres/

-  https://mining-atlas.com/operation/Andina-Copper-Molybdenum-Mine.php

-  http://www.chinalco.com.pe/en/production-and-revenue

-  https://mining-atlas.com/operation/Cuajone-Copper-Molybdenum-Mine.php