List of copper production by company
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This is a List of copper production by company, mostly based on a table published in the Wall Street Journal in early 2014. [1] The chart itself is credited to the Raw Materials Group, [2] which compiled publicly available data such as corporate annual reports.
| Rank | Company | Country | 2012 Cu production (tonnes) | 2011 Cu production (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corporacion Nacional del Cobre (Codelco) |  Chile | 1,833,600 | 1,790,000 [3] |
| 2 | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold |  United States | 1,417,500 | |
| 3 | BHP Billiton |  Australia | 1,245,800 | |
| 4 | Grupo Mexico |  Mexico | 862,900 | |
| 5 | Antofagasta PLC |  United Kingdom | 629,100 | |
| 6 | Rio Tinto Group | United Kingdom | 580,400 (per WSJ), or 549,000 [4] | |
| 7 | KGHM Polska Miedz |  Poland | 535,500 | |
| 8 | Anglo American plc | United Kingdom | 461,200 | |
| 9 | Norilsk Nickel Mining & Metallurgical |  Russia | 406,900 |
See also
References
- ↑ Freeport Boosts Copper Production, WSJ, updated Jan. 23, 2014
- ↑ "IntierraRMG is now part of SNL, accessed 01/23/2014
- ↑ Codelco, accessed 01/24/2014
- ↑ RTG 2012 Annual report. "the group produced 549 thousand tonnes of mined copper (Rio Tinto share), making Rio Tinto the world’s sixth largest supplier."
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