Largest copper mines in the world

The biggest copper mines ranked by disclosed production in Q2 2026, normalized to kt.

  1. Escondida (Rio Tinto, Chile) — 253.5 kt
  2. KCC (Katanga) (Glencore, DRC) — 197.4 kt
  3. Las Bambas (MMG Limited, Peru) — 109.2 kt
  4. Antamina (Teck Resources, Peru) — 108.5 kt
  5. Buenavista (Southern Copper, Mexico) — 105.6 kt
  6. Oyu Tolgoi (Rio Tinto, Mongolia) — 96.9 kt
  7. Quellaveco (Anglo American, Peru) — 75.0 kt
  8. Los Pelambres (Antofagasta, Chile) — 67.5 kt
  9. Kamoa-Kakula (Ivanhoe Mines, DRC) — 61.1 kt
  10. Quebrada Blanca (Teck Resources, Chile) — 55.8 kt
  11. Toquepala (Southern Copper, Peru) — 55.3 kt
  12. Sentinel (First Quantum Minerals, Zambia) — 50.3 kt
  13. Kansanshi (First Quantum Minerals, Zambia) — 44.0 kt
  14. Highland Valley Copper (Teck Resources, Canada) — 42.8 kt
  15. Collahuasi (Glencore, Chile) — 42.6 kt
  16. Collahuasi (Anglo American, Chile) — 42.6 kt
  17. Los Bronces (Anglo American, Chile) — 41.0 kt
  18. Cuajone (Southern Copper, Peru) — 37.2 kt
  19. Antamina (Glencore, Peru) — 36.9 kt
  20. Centinela (Antofagasta, Chile) — 33.9 kt
  21. La Caridad (Southern Copper, Mexico) — 29.9 kt
  22. Antapaccay (Glencore, Peru) — 22.8 kt
  23. Kennecott (Rio Tinto, USA) — 20.4 kt
  24. Bingham Canyon (Rio Tinto, USA) — 20.2 kt
  25. Antucoya (Antofagasta, Chile) — 17.4 kt

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