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TABLE 21
COPPER:WORLD SMELTER PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2
(Metric tons, gross weight)
 
Country   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005e  
Armenia, primarye 4,000 6,700 7,500 7,500 9,800 3
Australia, primary 455,000 458,000 e 435,000 443,000 410,000 3
Austria, secondary 68,642 64,932 75,000 88,000 90,000
Belgium, secondary 138,200 125,900 117,500 107,000 r 99,200 3
Bolivia, primary -- -- -- -- r --
Botswana, primary4 19,209 21,590 25,292 r 21,195 r 26,700
Brazil, primary 212,243   189,651   173,378 r 208,020 r 210,000 p
Bulgaria:
Primary 157,000 r 181,000 r 215,300 r 227,100 r 240,100 3
Secondarye 5,000   15,000   16,000   7,000   5,000  
Total 162,000 r 196,000 r 231,300 r 234,100 r 245,000  
Canada:
Primary 601,359 513,934 430,116 446,221 450,000 p
Secondary 41,640   24,761   26,789   29,962   30,000 p
Total 642,999 538,695 456,905 476,183 480,000 3
Chile, primary 1,503,200   1,438,700   1,542,400   1,517,600   1,558,100 p, 3
China:e
Primary 1,120,000 1,180,000 1,380,000 1,500,000 r 1,700,000
Secondary 190,000   310,000   350,000   440,000   540,000  
Total 1,310,000 1,490,000 1,730,000 1,940,000 r 2,240,000
Congo (Kinshasa), primary, electrowon 25,000 r 10,000 r 8,000   20,000 r 10,000  
Finland:
Primary 169,300 160,900 176,400 r 168,600 r 170,000
Secondarye 2,000   2,000   2,000   2,000   2,000  
Total 171,300   162,900   178,400 r 170,600 r 172,000  
Germany:
Primary 317,700 r 295,100 r 288,800 278,600 257,200 3
Secondary 240,900 r 283,100 r 306,600   262,600   251,400 3
Total 558,600 r 578,200 r 595,400   541,200   508,600 3
India:
Primary 293,000 e 385,400 391,000 401,000 r 486,600 3
Secondarye -- -- -- -- 38,000
Total 293,000 e 385,400   391,000   401,000   524,600 3
Indonesia, undifferentiated 217,500 211,200 247,400 211,600 275,000
Iran, undifferentiated5 181,526 r 171,591 r 168,613 r 184,814 r 185,000  
Japan:
Primary 1,328,489 1,317,291 1,343,353 1,270,495 1,319,247 3
Secondary 139,764   182,069   172,724   194,927   198,516 3
Total 1,468,253 1,499,360 1,516,077 1,465,422 1,517,763 3
Kazakhstan, undifferentiated 433,600 446,200 431,930 445,200 425,000
Korea, North, primary and secondarye 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000
Korea, Republic of:                    
Primary 386,200 r 380,000 r 410,000 r 380,000 r 426,000
Secondary 42,300 r 50,000 r 50,000 r 50,000 r 50,000
Total 428,500   430,000   460,000   430,000   476,000 3
Mexico:                    
Primary 305,000 r 243,000 r 238,000 r 274,000 r 290,000
Secondarye 5,000   5,000   5,000   5,000   5,000  
Total 310,000 r 248,000 r 243,000 r 279,000 r 295,000
Namibia, primary6, 7 27,015 26,703 26,036 24,704 r 23,300
Oman, primarye 24,200 3 25,000 r 18,000 r 25,000 r 25,000
Peru, primary 396,400 r 379,600 r 396,100 r 377,800 r 381,600 3
Philippines, primary 165,000 165,800 227,900 217,300 r 201,300 3
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 21�Continued
COPPER:WORLD SMELTER PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2
(Metric tons, gross weight)
 
Country   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005e  
Poland:
Primary 485,900 511,000 560,000 r 545,000 r 550,000
Secondarye 27,900   39,400 r 24,100 r 25,000 r 25,000  
Total 513,800   550,400 r 584,100 r 570,000 r 575,000  
Romania:
Primary 9,279 8,871 4,493 r 61 r 100
Secondarye 2,000   2,000   500   --   --  
Total 11,279   10,871   4,993 r 61 r 100  
Russia:e
Primary 650,000 660,000 670,000 662,000 686,000
Secondary 245,000   200,000   170,000   257,000   272,000  
Total 895,000   860,000   840,000   919,000 3 958,000  
Serbia and Montenegro:e
Primary 24,000 36,000 r 14,000 r 12,000 r 16,300
Secondary 14,000   6,700 r 3,600 r 1,100 r 6,000  
Total 38,000 42,700 r 17,600 r 13,100 r 22,300
South Africa, primary 117,237   116,996   112,025   89,300 e 100,000  
Spain:
Primary 255,200 281,300 276,300 210,200 278,600
Secondarye 24,700 3 16,700   14,000   14,100   5,000  
Total 279,900   298,000   290,300   224,300   283,600 3
Sweden:e
Primary 173,000 188,000 185,000 206,000 r 192,000
Secondary 35,000   35,000   30,000   30,000   30,000  
Total 208,000 223,000 215,000 236,000 r 222,000
Turkey, undifferentiated8 33,504 32,550 30,400 e 11,500 9,000
United States, undifferentiated 919,000 683,000 539,000 542,000 523,000 3
Uzbekistan, undifferentiatede 90,000   75,000   75,000   105,000 r 115,000  
Zambia, primary:
Electrowon 50,000 60,000 50,000 60,000 50,000
Other 306,000   311,400   200,000   220,000   220,000  
Total 356,000 371,400   250,000 280,000   270,000  
Zimbabwe, primarye, 6 2,160   -- r -- r -- r --  
Grand total 12,700,000 r 12,500,000 r 12,700,000 r 12,800,000 r 13,500,000
Of which:
Primary:
Electrowon 75,000 r 70,000 r 58,000 r 80,000 r 60,000
Other 9,510,000 r 9,480,000 r 9,750,000 r 9,730,000 r 10,200,000
Secondary 1,220,000 r 1,360,000 r 1,360,000 r 1,510,000 r 1,650,000
Undifferentiated9   1,890,000 r 1,630,000 r 1,510,000 r 1,520,000 r 1,550,000  
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.
2This table includes total production of smelted copper metal, including low-grade cathode produced by electrowinning methods.The smelter feed maybe derived
from ore, concentrates, copper precipitate or matte (primary), and/or scrap (secondary).To the extent possible, primary and secondary output of each country
is shown separately.In some cases, total smelter production is officially reported, but the distribution between primary and secondary has been estimated.Table
includes data available through July 15, 2006.
3Reported figure.
4Copper content of nickel-copper matte exported to Norway for refining.
5Data are for year beginning March 21 of that stated.Secondary production is estimated to be about 5% of total.
6Includes impure cathodes produced by electrowinning in nickel processing.
7Includes 8,000 to 10,000 metric tons per year for 2001-05 produced from imported toll concentrates.
8Secondary production is estimated to be about one-third of total.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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