Copper — top 10 companies 2024 production -approx.

  1. Freeport-McMoRan (USA) — ~1,900 kt (1.90 million t) in 2024 (contained copper)
  2. BHP (Australia) — ~1,865 kt (1.87 million t) in 2024 (includes Escondida/Spence/Olympic Dam contributions).
  3. Codelco (Chile, state-owned) — ~1,440 kt (1.44 million t) in 2024.
  4. Glencore (Switzerland) — ~952 kt in 2024 (production can vary year-to-year).
  5. Southern Copper Corporation (Grupo México) (Mexico / USA) — production ~700–900 kt range (varies by year and reporting)
  6. Rio Tinto (UK/Australia) — large copper volumes from projects (includes Kennecott, JVs). (2024 figure in several sources around mid-hundreds of kt)
  7. Anglo American (UK/South Africa) — significant copper from Quellaveco/Collahuasi participation
  8. Teck Resources (Canada) — several hundred kt (annual variation)
  9. KGHM / Antofagasta / MMG / Others — each contributes in the low-hundreds of kt annually depending on the year and asset mix
  10. Various large mid-tier producers & JV partners (examples include First Quantum, Hudbay, etc.) — production figures vary widely and are smaller than the top global majors

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