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The Worlds Top 10 Biggest Copper Mines in 2019 Mining

The World's 20 Largest Copper Mines ThoughtCo

The largest copper mine in Africa, Kansanshi is owned and operated by Kansanshi Mining PLC, which is 80% owned by a First Quantum subsidiary. The remaining 20% is owned by a subsidiary of ZCCM. The mine is located approximately 6 miles north of the town of Solwezi and 112 miles to the northwest of the Copperbelt town of Chingola. 14

The 10 biggest copper mines in the world

Escondida copper mine in the Atacama Desert in Northern Chile is currently the world's largest copper mine by reserve. The mine contained more than 32 million tonnes (Mt) of recoverable copper reserves at the end of 2012.

5 Largest Copper Mines in the World INN

The Escondida mine in Chile is the largest copper mine, and is majority owned by BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP,ASX:BHP,LSE:BLT). Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO,ASX:RIO,LSE:RIO) and a Japanese consortium headed by...