List of copper mines
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This is a list of copper mines and lists operating, closed and planned mines that have substantial copper output.
Africa/Middle East
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Eritrea
- Misha mines
Iran
- Sarcheshmeh
Saudi Arabia
- Jabal Sayid mine
South Africa
- Palabora mine
- jaydeep
Zambia
- Sentinel mine
- Kansanshi Mine
- Lubambe mine
- Luanshya mine
- Chibuluma Mine
- Chambishi Mines
- Lumwana mine
- Mufulira Mine
- Nkana Mine
- Nchanga Mines
- Rokana
- Konkola
Mauritania
- Guelb Moghreine
Asia/Pacific Rim
Afghanistan
- Mes Aynak
- Shaida Copper Mine
Australia
- Mount Isa Mines
- Northparkes mine
- Olympic Dam mine
Bougainville Island
- Bougainville Copper (abandoned)
Indonesia
- Batu Hijau mine
- Grasberg mine
Mongolia
- Erdenet Mining Corporation
- Oyu Tolgoi mine
Myanmar/Burma
- Myanmar Wanbao Copper Mining Limited
- Myanmar Yang Tse Copper Limited
Philippines
- Carmen Copper Mine (Toledo City, Cebu)
Europe
Cyprus
- Skouriotissa (the oldest operating mine in the world)
- Tamassos
- Kambia
- Kalavassos
- Limni
Finland
- Kevitsa mine
Poland
- OZG Rudna
- Zakłady Górnicze Lubin
- OZG Polkowice-Sieroszowice
Romania
Serbia
- RTB Bor
Sweden
- Aitik
- Garpenberg
- Bolidenområdet
United Kingdom
- Alderley Edge Mines
North America
Canada
- Coldstream copper mine
- Coleman Mine
- Copper Mountain mine
- Duck Pond mine
- Galore Creek mine
- Gibraltar Mine
- Highland Valley Copper mine
- Huckleberry mine
- Kidd Creek mine
- Mount Polley mine
- New Afton mine
- Red Chris Mine
- Schaft Creek
United States
- Adventure mine
- Bagdad mine
- Bingham Canyon Mine
- Cliff mine
- El Chino Mine
- Kennecott
- Morenci Mine
- Mohawk Mine
- Pebble Mine
- Quincy Mine
- Rosemont Ranch mine
- Safford Mine
- Tyrone mine
Mexico
South America
Argentina
- Alumbrera mine
Brazil
- Serrote mine
- Sossego mine
Chile
- Candelaria mine
- Carmen de Andacollo mine
- Collahuasi mine
- El Abra mine
- El Teniente underground mine
- Escondida mine
- Quebrada Blanca mine
- Tres Valles mine
- Zaldivar
- Chuquicamata
- Los Pelambres
- Los Bronces
- Esperanza
- Sierra Gorda Copper Mine Project[1]
Peru
- Antamina mine[2]
- Austria Duvaz Morococha copper mine[3]
- Cobriza mine
- Cerro Corona mine
- Constancia mine[4]
- Cerro Verde Copper-Molybdenum Mine[5]
- La Granja mine
- Las Bambas copper mine
- Quellaveco mine[6]
- Toquepala mine[7]
- Toromocho mine[8]
- Tintaya mine
- Tia Maria mine[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Sierra Gorda Copper-Molybdenum Mine". Digiscend.com. 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "Antamina Copper Mine". Digiscend.com. 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
- ^ "Austria Duvaz Morococha copper mine". Digiscend.com. 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "Constancia Copper Mine". Digiscend.com. 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
- ^ "Cerro Verde Copper-Molybdenum Mine". Digiscend.com. 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
- ^ "Quellaveco Copper Mine". Digiscend.com. 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "Toquepala Copper-Molybdenum Mine". Digiscend.com. 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "Toromocho copper, molybdenum and silver mine". Digiscend.com. 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "Tia Maria Copper Mine". Digiscend.com. 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
