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| TABLE 20 | |||||||||||
| COPPER: WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
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| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| --- Country | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008e | ||||||
| Argentina-- | 177,143 | - | 187,317 | 180,144 | 180,200 | 156,900 | 3 | ||||
| Armeniae | 17,700 | 16,400 | 3 | 18,000 | 17,600 | 18,800 | |||||
| Australia: | |||||||||||
| Concentrates- | 795,800 | 865,300 | 806,400 | 828,000 | r, e | 833,000 | |||||
| Leaching, electrowon-- | 58,300 | 51,000 | 52,400 | 42,000 | e | 53,000 | |||||
| Total | 854,100 | 916,300 | 858,800 | 870,000 | r, e | 886,000 | |||||
| Bolivia | 576 | r | 35 | r | 218 | 606 | r | 731 | 3 | ||
| Botswanae | 22,500 | 3 | 26,100 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 29,000 | |||||
| Brazil- | 103,153 | 133,325 | 147,836 | 205,728 | r | 206,000 | p | ||||
| Bulgaria | 94,000 | r | 95,000 | r | 110,000 | 109,600 | r | 105,000 | |||
| Burma, leaching, electrowon | 31,756 | 34,478 | 19,500 | r | 15,100 | r | 7,000 | 3 | |||
| Canada, concentrates- | 562,795 | 595,383 | 603,295 | 596,249 | r | 606,999 | p, 3 | ||||
| Chile:4 | |||||||||||
| Concentrates- | 3,776,200 | - | 3,735,900 | 3,669,000 | 3,724,900 | 3,356,600 | p, 3 | ||||
| Leaching, electrowon-- | 1,636,300 | - | 1,584,600 | 1,691,800 | 1,832,100 | 1,973,700 | p, 3 | ||||
| Total | 5,412,500 | - | 5,320,500 | 5,360,800 | 5,557,000 | 5,330,300 | p, 3 | ||||
| China:e | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Concentrates- | 742,000 | 762,000 | 873,000 | 928,000 | 940,000 | ||||||
| Leaching, electrowon-- | 10,000 | 15,000 | 16,000 | 18,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
| Total | 752,000 | 777,000 | 889,000 | 946,000 | 960,000 | ||||||
| Colombia-- | 1,701 | 1,259 | 2,902 | r | 4,196 | r | 3,000 | - | |||
| Congo (Kinshasa):5- | |||||||||||
| Concentratese | 31,800 | 44,200 | 83,000 | r | 108,000 | r | 189,000 | ||||
| Leaching, electrowon-- | 41,546 | 49,538 | 53,285 | r | 41,000 | r, e | 46,000 | ||||
| Total | 73,346 | 93,738 | 136,285 | r | 149,000 | r, e | 235,000 | ||||
| Cyprus, leaching, electrowon | 1,240 | - | -- | - | -- | 300 | e | 300 | |||
| Ecuadore | 242 | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Finland- | 15,500 | 15,000 | 13,000 | 13,600 | 13,000 | ||||||
| Georgiae- | 12,000 | 10,000 | 9,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | ||||||
| India- | 29,500 | 26,900 | 27,400 | 33,900 | r, e | 28,000 | |||||
| Indonesia5 | 840,318 | - | 1,064,200 | r | 818,000 | r | 796,900 | r | 632,600 | 3 | |
| Iran:e | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Concentrates- | 140,000 | 150,000 | 208,000 | - | 241,000 | 241,000 | |||||
| Leaching, electrowon-- | 11,000 | 10,000 | 9,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | ||||||
| Total | 151,000 | 160,000 | 217,000 | 249,000 | 249,000 | ||||||
| Kazakhstane-- | 462,100 | 3 | 422,000 | 457,000 | - | 405,000 | 420,000 | ||||
| Korea, Northe | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | ||||||
| Laos: | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Concentrates- | -- | -- | -- | - | -- | 24,929 | 3 | ||||
| Leaching, electrowon-- | -- | 30,480 | r | 60,803 | r | 60,541 | r | 64,075 | 3 | ||
| Total | -- | 30,480 | 60,803 | 60,541 | 89,004 | 3 | |||||
| Mexico: | |||||||||||
| Concentrates- | 327,432 | 336,376 | 241,536 | r | 230,500 | r | 172,093 | p, 3 | |||
| Leaching, electrowon-- | 78,108 | 92,675 | 86,000 | r | 107,000 | r | 74,500 | p, 3 | |||
| Total | 405,540 | 429,051 | 327,536 | r | 337,500 | r | 246,593 | p, 3 | |||
| Mongolia | 132,000 | 126,547 | 129,693 | 130,160 | 129,500 | 3 | |||||
| Morocco | 4,400 | 3,800 | r | 4,600 | r | 5,572 | r | 5,600 | |||
| Namibia | 11,174 | 10,900 | 6,262 | r | 8,500 | r, e | 8,300 | ||||
| Pakistan | 15,000 | 17,700 | 19,100 | 18,800 | r, e | 18,700 | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | 173,370 | 192,978 | 194,355 | 169,184 | 159,650 | 3 | |||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 20-Continued | |||||||||||
| COPPER: WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
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| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| --- Country | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008e | ||||||
| Peru: | |||||||||||
| Concentrates- | 868,574 | 844,369 | r | 874,601 | r | 1,018,156 | r | 1,107,789 | 3 | ||
| Leaching, electrowon-- | 167,000 | 165,530 | 173,871 | 172,118 | 160,078 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 1,035,574 | 1,009,899 | r | 1,048,472 | r | 1,190,274 | r | 1,267,867 | 3 | ||
| Philippines | 15,984 | 16,323 | 17,161 | 22,862 | r | 21,235 | 3 | ||||
| Poland | 531,000 | 512,000 | 497,000 | 452,000 | 429,000 | 3 | |||||
| Portugal | 95,743 | 89,541 | 78,600 | 90,200 | e | 89,000 | 3 | ||||
| Romania6 | 18,767 | 15,000 | - | 12,132 | 2,213 | 2,000 | |||||
| Russiae | 675,000 | 700,000 | 725,000 | 740,000 | 750,000 | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 652 | 668 | 730 | 750 | e | 1,200 | |||||
| Serbia | 12,000 | r, 7 | 12,900 | r, 7 | 12,000 | r | 16,500 | r | 18,800 | ||
| South Africa | 87,000 | r | 88,600 | r | 89,500 | r | 97,000 | r | 109,000 | p, 3 | |
| Spain | 1,448 | 7,900 | 6,600 | 6,300 | e | 7,100 | 3 | ||||
| Sweden | 90,600 | 97,800 | 86,746 | 62,905 | r | 57,400 | |||||
| Tanzania, in concentrates and bullion | 4,240 | 3,462 | r | 3,285 | 3,276 | r | 2,700 | ||||
| Turkeye, 6 | 49,000 | 54,000 | 46,000 | - | 81,000 | r | 83,000 | ||||
| United States:5 | |||||||||||
| Concentrates- | 576,000 | 586,000 | 667,000 | 665,000 | 801,000 | 3 | |||||
| Leaching, electrowon-- | 584,000 | - | 554,000 | 530,000 | 504,000 | 507,000 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 1,160,000 | 1,140,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,170,000 | 1,310,000 | 3 | |||||
| Uzbekistane--- | 110,000 | 110,000 | 100,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | ||||||
| Zambia: | |||||||||||
| Concentrates- | 320,300 | 330,000 | e | 350,000 | 341,000 | r | 383,000 | - | |||
| Leaching, electrowon-- | 82,600 | 102,000 | 124,000 | e | 168,000 | r, e | 163,000 | - | |||
| Total | 402,900 | 432,000 | 474,000 | 509,000 | r | 546,000 | - | ||||
| Zimbabwe, concentrates- | 2,383 | - | 2,570 | 2,581 | 3,000 | e | 2,000 | - | |||
| Grand total | 14,700,000 | 15,000,000 | 15,000,000 | r | 15,500,000 | r | 15,400,000 | ||||
| Of which: | |||||||||||
| Concentrates- | 12,000,000 | 12,400,000 | r | 12,300,000 | r | 12,600,000 | r | 12,400,000 | |||
| Leaching, electrowon | 2,700,000 | 2,660,000 | r | 2,760,000 | r | 2,910,000 | r | 3,040,000 | |||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Table represent copper content by analysis of concentrates produced (includes cement copper, if applicable), except where otherwise- | |||||||||||
| noted. Table includes data available through July 14, 2009. | |||||||||||
| 3Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 4Reported by Comision Chilena del Cobre. Includes recoverable copper content of nonduplicative mine and metal products produced | |||||||||||
| from domestic ores and concentrates and leach production for electrowinning.- | |||||||||||
| 5Recoverable content. | |||||||||||
| 6Excludes copper content of pyrite. | |||||||||||
| 7Montenegro and Serbia formally declared independence in June 2006 from each other and dissolved their union. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
