Largest copper mines in the world

The biggest copper mines ranked by disclosed production in Q4 2025, normalized to kt.

  1. Escondida (BHP, Chile) — 317.2 kt
  2. KCC (Katanga) (Glencore, DRC) — 268.1 kt
  3. Morenci (Freeport-McMoRan, USA) — 152.9 kt
  4. Antamina (Teck Resources, Peru) — 117.5 kt
  5. Cerro Verde (Freeport-McMoRan, Peru) — 115.2 kt
  6. Oyu Tolgoi (Rio Tinto, Mongolia) — 104.0 kt
  7. Las Bambas (MMG Limited, Peru) — 97.3 kt
  8. Hamburg Smelter (Aurubis, Germany) — 95.0 kt
  9. Escondida (Rio Tinto, Chile) — 84.0 kt
  10. Olen (Aurubis, Belgium) — 83.0 kt
  11. Los Pelambres (Antofagasta, Chile) — 79.2 kt
  12. Olympic Dam (BHP, Australia) — 75.1 kt
  13. Kamoa-Kakula (Ivanhoe Mines, DRC) — 71.6 kt
  14. Quellaveco (Anglo American, Peru) — 70.3 kt
  15. Centinela (Antofagasta, Chile) — 63.1 kt
  16. Pueblo Viejo (Barrick Gold, Dominican Republic) — 62.0 kt
  17. Spence (BHP, Chile) — 57.7 kt
  18. Pirdop Smelter (Aurubis, Bulgaria) — 56.0 kt
  19. Quebrada Blanca (Teck Resources, Chile) — 55.4 kt
  20. Kansanshi (First Quantum Minerals, Zambia) — 48.0 kt
  21. Sentinel (First Quantum Minerals, Zambia) — 48.0 kt
  22. Collahuasi (Anglo American, Chile) — 47.0 kt
  23. Lumwana (Barrick Gold, Zambia) — 42.0 kt
  24. Kennecott (Rio Tinto, USA) — 38.0 kt
  25. Los Bronces (Anglo American, Chile) — 37.9 kt

Copper production by company

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