List of countries by copper production

Copper output in 2005

Copper ( /ˈkɒpər/) is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (Latin: cuprum) and atomic number 29 It is a ductile metal with excellent electrical conductivity and is rather supple in its pure state and has a pinkish luster which is unusual for metals which are normally silvery white. It finds use as a heat conductor, an electrical conductor, as a building material, and as a constituent of various metal alloys.

List of producing countries

This is a list of countries by copper production in 2006, mostly based on British Geological Survey accessed in June 2008. Some 2009 updates are provided for the top 10 producers based on Copper Investing News.

Rank	Country/Region	2006 Copper production (tonnes)	2009 Copper production (tonnes)
	World	15,100,000
1	Chile	5,360,800	5,320,000
2	United States	1,220,000	1,310,000
3	Peru	1,049,933	1,260,000
4	China	915,000	960,000
5	Australia	875,000	900,000
6	Indonesia	817,796	950,000
7	Russia	675,000	750,000
8	Zambia	502,998	655,000
9	Canada	606,958	580,000
10	Poland	497,200	440,000
11	Kazakhstan	459,200
12	Iran	249,100
13	Papua New Guinea	194,355
14	Argentina	180,144
15	Brazil	147,836
16	DR Congo	131,400
17	Mongolia	129,675
18	Mexico	129,042
19	Uzbekistan	103,500
20	Bulgaria	99,000
21	South Africa	89,700
22	Sweden	86,746
23	Portugal	78,660
24	Laos	60,803
25	India	31,000
26	Turkey	30,000
27	Botswana	24,255
28	Burma	19,500
29	Pakistan	18,700
30	Armenia	17,800
31	Philippines	17,700
32	Georgia	14,600
33	Finland	13,000
34	Romania	12,179
35	North Korea	12,000
36	Vietnam	11,400
37	Serbia	11,100
38	Spain	8,700
39	FYR Macedonia	7,054
40	Namibia	6,262
41	Mauritania	5,031
42	Morocco	4,500
43	Tanzania	3,285
44	Zimbabwe	2,581
45	Japan	1,000
46	Cyprus	900
47	Saudi Arabia	604
48	Colombia	600
49	Albania	400

References

http://www.bgs.ac.uk/mineralsuk/statistics/worldStatistics.html

See also

• British Geological Survey complete list