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RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest copper mines

MINING.com Editor | May 14, 2021 | 12:34 pm

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RANKED: World's top 10 copper mines
The world’s largest copper mine, Escondida in Chile, as seen from space. Image from Google Earth.

Copper, the highly conductive red metal vital to the manufacturing of products essential to the electrification of the world’s energy systems is also used in heating, cooling, electronics, power generation and transmission, automotive applications and has antimicrobial abilities.

Demand from the green energy transition has sparked a rally on copper markets. The world’s top 10 biggest copper mines in terms of 2020 production compiled by MINING.COM and sister company MiningIntelligence will play a major part in setting prices for the next decade.


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