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
[edit]Democratic Republic of the Congo
[edit]- Deziwa Mine
- Dikuluwe Mine
- Kalakundi MIne
- Kalumbwe Myunga Mine
- Kamoa-Kakuila mine
- Kamoto Mine
- Kananga mine
- Kisanfu mine
- Kolwezi Copper mine
- Kolwezi Tailings project
- KOV mine
- Mashamba East mine
- Musonoi mine
- Mutanda mine
- Mutoshi mine
- Shabara mine
- Tilwezembe mine
- Kabolela mine
- Kakanda deposit
- Mukondo mine
- Tenke Fungurume mine
- Kamatanda
- Kamfundwa mine
- Kamoya Central
- Kamoya South
- Kipoi mine
- Luishia mine
- Lupoto mine
- M'sesa mine
- Mabende mine
- Shangolowe
- Shituru
- Kalumines
- Kinsevere mine
- Kipushi mine
- Luiswishi mine
- Musoshi mine
- Etoile mine
- Ruashi mine
- Frontier mine
- Kinsenda mine
- Lonshi mine
- Dikulushi mine
- Kapulo mine
Eritrea
[edit]- Misha mines
Iran
[edit]Saudi Arabia
[edit]- Jabal Sayid mine
South Africa
[edit]- Palabora mine
- jaydeep
Zambia
[edit]- Sentinel mine
- Kansanshi Mine
- Lubambe mine
- Luanshya mine
- Chibuluma Mine
- Chambishi Mines
- Lumwana mine
- Mufulira Mine
- Nkana Mine
- Nchanga Mines
- Rokana
- Konkola
Mauritania
[edit]- Guelb Moghreine
Asia/Pacific Rim
[edit]Afghanistan
[edit]Australia
[edit]Bougainville Island
[edit]- Bougainville Copper (abandoned)
Indonesia
[edit]Mongolia
[edit]Myanmar/Burma
[edit]- Myanmar Wanbao Copper Mining Limited
- Myanmar Yang Tse Copper Limited
Philippines
[edit]- Carmen Copper Mine (Toledo City, Cebu)
Europe
[edit]Cyprus
[edit]- Skouriotissa (the oldest operating mine in the world)
- Tamassos
- Kambia
- Kalavassos
- Limni
Finland
[edit]- Kevitsa mine
Poland
[edit]- OZG Rudna
- Zakłady Górnicze Lubin
- OZG Polkowice-Sieroszowice
Romania
[edit]Serbia
[edit]Sweden
[edit]- Aitik
- Garpenberg
- Bolidenområdet
United Kingdom
[edit]North America
[edit]Canada
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]South America
[edit]Argentina
[edit]- Alumbrera mine
Brazil
[edit]- Serrote mine
- Sossego mine
Chile
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.