Copper futures rose to above $4.3 per pound, closing in on its highest level in nearly four weeks, buoyed by low inventories and prospects of higher demand following the ease of some Covid-19 curbs in top consumer China. Global copper mine production up 3.7% in Q121 - report After Las Bambas was put into production, the annual production capacity is about 450,000 tons (metal amount). The South American country is home to the biggest copper reserves worldwide, estimated at around 200 million tonnes by the US Geological Survey. How is this explained? The Lisbon-based International Copper Study Group (ICSG), in its preliminary final data for 2020, has found that secondary copper production globally declined by 4.5 percent in 2020 compared with the year before. world copper production 2020 - hmdigital.com With a capacity of over 1.5 million metric tons in 2020, Chile's Escondida mine is the world's largest copper mine based on capacity. However, Jan-Mar 2021 production is still 10% below that of Jan-Mar 2019. Copper concentrates are commonly exported to other countries to be smelted. Total copper demand by sector and scenario, 2020-2040 - Chart and data by the International Energy Agency. Available formats: XLS. 10 Top Copper-producing Companies - Investing News Network According to the Committee of the Russian Federation for Geology and Subsoil, estimated zinc reserves and resources were 9.3Mt at the end of 2013. China's share represented 53.6% of the world's total refined copper consumption in 2020, according to a report by ECLAC. "World Metal Statistics 2020" is a monthly report which includes the latest production, consumption and trade of major non-ferrous metals, listed on a country by country basis. According to the latest stats from financial market data provider Refinitiv, the following top copper-producing companies produced the most copper in 2020. Visualizing Global Gold Production by Country in 2020 Global copper production declines 2% in 2020 - Kitco News Major countries in world copper production Chile, the world's leading copper producer by far, produced an estimated 5.6 million metric tons of copper in 2021.