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| TABLE 20 | |||||||||||
| COPPER:� WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| � | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005e | ||||||
| Argentina | 191,667 | � | 204,027 | r | 199,020 | � | 177,143 | � | 188,000 | � | |
| Armenia | 16,460 | 16,641 | 18,000 | e | 17,700 | e | 16,400 | ||||
| Australia: | |||||||||||
| Concentrates | 769,000 | 787,000 | 763,000 | � | 795,800 | 876,000 | 3 | ||||
| Leaching, electrowon | 102,000 | 96,000 | e | 67,000 | � | 58,300 | 51,000 | 3 | |||
| Total | 871,000 | 883,000 | e | 830,000 | � | 854,100 | 927,000 | 3 | |||
| Bolivia | 18 | e | 3 | 182 | � | 596 | r | 714 | 3 | ||
| Botswanae | 19,200 | r | 21,600 | r | 27,400 | r | 22,500 | r, 3 | 26,100 | � | |
| Brazil | 32,734 | 32,711 | � | 26,275 | � | 103,153 | r | 131,000 | p | ||
| Bulgaria | 88,000 | 92,800 | 91,700 | � | 93,000 | 97,000 | � | ||||
| Burma, leaching, electrowon | 25,800 | � | 27,500 | � | 27,870 | r | 31,756 | 34,478 | 3 | ||
| Canada, concentrates | 633,531 | 603,498 | 557,082 | � | 566,491 | r | 566,500 | p | |||
| Chile:4 | � | ||||||||||
| Concentrates | 3,200,800 | 2,979,000 | 3,251,100 | � | 3,776,200 | 3,735,900 | p, 3 | ||||
| Leaching, electrowon | 1,538,200 | 1,602,000 | 1,653,100 | � | 1,636,300 | 1,584,600 | p, 3 | ||||
| Total | 4,739,000 | 4,581,000 | 4,904,200 | � | 5,412,500 | 5,320,500 | p, 3 | ||||
| China:e | � | � | � | � | � | ||||||
| Concentrates | 587,000 | 568,000 | � | 610,000 | � | 742,000 | r | 740,000 | � | ||
| Leaching, electrowon | 18,000 | 25,000 | 10,000 | � | 10,000 | 15,000 | � | ||||
| Total | 605,000 | 593,000 | � | 620,000 | � | 752,000 | r | 755,000 | � | ||
| Colombia | 2,192 | 1,853 | 1,578 | r | 1,701 | r | 1,700 | � | |||
| Congo (Kinshasa):e, 5 | � | ||||||||||
| Concentrates | 37,800 | r | 27,500 | r | 30,300 | r | 31,800 | r | 49,500 | 3 | |
| Leaching, electrowon | -- | � | 6,500 | r | 29,500 | r | 41,500 | r | 56,500 | ||
| Total | 37,800 | r | 34,000 | r | 59,800 | r | 73,300 | r | 106,000 | ||
| Cubae | 1,000 | � | 1,000 | � | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Cyprus, leaching, electrowon | 5,176 | 3,695 | � | 2,552 | � | 1,240 | -- | � | |||
| Ecuadore | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | -- | ||||||
| Finland | 13,715 | 14,400 | 14,900 | 15,500 | 15,000 | 3 | |||||
| Georgiae | 8,000 | 10,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | ||||||
| India | 32,400 | 31,500 | 28,500 | � | 29,500 | r | 26,900 | 3 | |||
| Indonesia5 | 1,081,040 | 1,171,726 | r | 1,005,831 | r | 840,318 | 1,065,000 | 3 | |||
| Iran:e | � | � | � | � | |||||||
| Concentrates | 121,000 | 121,000 | 130,000 | 150,000 | r | 185,000 | |||||
| Leaching, electrowon | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | ||||||
| Total | 133,000 | 133,000 | 142,000 | 162,000 | r | 197,000 | |||||
| Japan | 744 | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | |||
| Kazakhstane | 470,100 | 3 | 490,000 | 485,000 | 461,000 | 3 | 402,000 | � | |||
| Korea, Northe | 12,000 | � | 12,000 | � | 12,000 | � | 12,000 | 12,000 | � | ||
| Laos | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30,500 | ||||||
| Macedoniae | 9,000 | � | 5,600 | � | 700 | r | -- | r | 22,000 | ||
| Mexico: | |||||||||||
| Concentrates | 310,623 | 260,574 | 284,653 | � | 333,540 | 350,000 | � | ||||
| Leaching, electrowon | 60,500 | 69,300 | r | 71,000 | � | 72,000 | 75,000 | ||||
| Total | 371,123 | 329,874 | r | 355,653 | � | 405,540 | 425,000 | � | |||
| Mongolia | 133,503 | 131,705 | 131,600 | 132,000 | 126,547 | 3 | |||||
| Morocco | 5,400 | r | 5,000 | 4,900 | 4,400 | r | 4,400 | ||||
| Namibia | 12,393 | r | 18,012 | 16,175 | r | 11,174 | r | 10,900 | |||
| Pakistan | -- | -- | 3,200 | 15,000 | 17,700 | 3 | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | 218,000 | e | 211,311 | 190,200 | � | 173,400 | 193,000 | 3 | |||
| Peru: | |||||||||||
| Concentrates | 590,896 | 686,748 | 660,025 | � | 868,574 | 844,368 | 3 | ||||
| Leaching, electrowon | 131,409 | r | 156,467 | r | 171,198 | � | 167,000 | 165,530 | 3 | ||
| Total | 722,305 | r | 843,215 | r | 831,223 | � | 1,035,574 | 1,009,898 | 3 | ||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 20�Continued | |||||||||||
| COPPER:� WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| � | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| ��� Country | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005e | ||||||
| Philippines | 20,322 | 18,364 | 20,400 | 15,984 | r | 16,323 | 3 | ||||
| Poland | 474,000 | 502,800 | 495,000 | � | 531,000 | 523,000 | � | ||||
| Portugal | 82,900 | 77,000 | � | 78,000 | 96,000 | 89,500 | |||||
| Romania6 | 19,185 | 18,962 | 23,389 | r | 18,767 | r | 15,000 | ||||
| Russiae | 600,000 | 695,000 | 675,000 | 675,000 | 700,000 | ||||||
| Saudi Arabiae | 800 | 800 | 800 | 500 | 700 | ||||||
| Serbia and Montenegroe | 31,000 | � | 36,900 | � | 26,400 | � | 13,000 | r | 25,000 | ||
| South Africa | 141,865 | 129,589 | 120,800 | r | 120,577 | r | 103,907 | p | |||
| Spain | 9,700 | -- | � | -- | � | -- | 4,900 | 3 | |||
| Sweden | 74,269 | 76,200 | r | 96,000 | r | 90,600 | r | 97,800 | 3 | ||
| Tanzania, in concentrates and bullion | 2,645 | 4,191 | r | 3,715 | r | 4,133 | r | 4,200 | |||
| Turkey6 | 56,864 | 48,253 | 58,000 | e | 49,000 | e | 48,000 | ||||
| United States:5 | |||||||||||
| Concentrates | 714,000 | 601,000 | 525,000 | � | 576,000 | 586,000 | 3 | ||||
| Leaching, electrowon | 624,000 | 542,000 | 591,000 | � | 584,000 | 554,000 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 1,340,000 | � | 1,140,000 | � | 1,120,000 | � | 1,160,000 | 1,140,000 | 3 | ||
| Uzbekistane | 78,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 95,000 | r | 100,000 | |||||
| Zambia: | |||||||||||
| Concentrates | 233,000 | 251,100 | 269,000 | � | 344,300 | 330,000 | � | ||||
| Leaching, electrowon | 79,000 | 78,900 | 80,000 | 82,600 | 106,000 | ||||||
| Total | 312,000 | 7 | 330,000 | � | 349,000 | � | 426,900 | 436,000 | � | ||
| Zimbabwe, concentrates | 2,057 | 2,502 | 2,767 | � | 2,383 | 2,700 | � | ||||
| Grand total | 13,700,000 | � | 13,700,000 | 13,700,000 | � | 14,700,000 | r | 15,100,000 | |||
| Of which: | |||||||||||
| Concentrates | 11,100,000 | � | 11,000,000 | � | 11,000,000 | � | 12,000,000 | r | 12,400,000 | ||
| Leaching, electrowon�� | 2,600,000 | � | 2,620,000 | � | 2,720,000 | � | 2,700,000 | 2,660,000 | |||
| 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 22, 2006. | |||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||
| 7Data are for fiscal years beginning April 1 of year stated. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program