List of countries by copper mine production

Copper (pronounced /ˈkɒpər/) is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (Latin: cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with excellent electrical conductivity and is rather supple in its pure state and has a pinkish luster which is (beside gold) unusual for metals which are normally silvery white. It finds use as a heat conductor, an electrical conductor, as a building material, and as a constituent of various metal alloys.

List of producing countries

This is a list of countries by copper mine in 2006 mostly based on British Geological Survey accessed in June 2008.

Rank by sovereign state	Country/Region	Copper mine production (tonnes)
	World	15,100,000
1	Chile	5,360,800
2	United States	1,220,000
3	Peru	1,049,933
4	China	915,000
5	Australia	875,000
6	Indonesia	817,796
7	Russia	675,000
8	Canada	606,958
9	Zambia	502,998
10	Poland	497,200
11	Kazakhstan	459,200
12	Iran	249,100[1]
13	Papua New Guinea	194,355
14	Argentina	180,144
15	Brazil	147,836
16	Mexico	129,042
17	DR Congo	131,400
18	Mongolia	129,675
19	Uzbekistan	103,500
20	Bulgaria	99,000
21	South Africa	89,700
22	Sweden	86,746
23	Portugal	78,660
24	Laos	60,803
25	India	31,000
26	Turkey	30,000
27	Botswana	24,255
28	Burma	19,500
29	Pakistan	18,700
30	Armenia	17,800
31	Philippines	17,700
32	Georgia	14,600
33	Finland	13,000
34	Romania	12,179
35	North Korea	12,000
36	Vietnam	11,400
37	Serbia	11,100
38	Spain	8,700
39	Macedonia	7,054
40	Namibia	6,262
41	Mauritania	5,031
42	Morocco	4,500
43	Tanzania	3,285
44	Zimbabwe	2,581
45	Japan	1,000
46	Cyprus	900
47	Saudi Arabia	604
48	Colombia	600
49	Albania	400

References

See also

• British Geological Survey complete list

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