United States of America (USA) Copper Mining Market by Reserves and Production, Assets and Projects, Fiscal Regime including Taxes and Royalties, Key Players and Forecast, 2022-2026
Summary
GlobalData's United States of America (USA) Copper Mining Market by Reserves and Production, Assets and Projects, Fiscal Regime including Taxes and Royalties, Key Players and Forecast, 2022-2026 provides a comprehensive coverage on the US copper mining industry. It provides historical and forecast data on US production, reserves by country, and world copper prices. The report also includes a demand drivers section providing information on factors that are affecting the country’s copper industry such as demand from end use sectors. It further profiles major copper producers, information on the major active, planned and exploration projects.
After declining by 4.8% in 2020, US copper production recovered by 2.5% to 1,230 thousand tonnes (kt) in 2021 – mainly supported by strong performances from the country’s major producers Freeport-McMoRan Inc and Rio Tinto. Together, these two accounted for 66.8% of the total production with 821.6kt copper in 2021, up from 783.2kt in the previous year. Copper production from Freeport-McMoRan, which accounted for 53.8% of the country’s total production, grew by 3%, mainly due to production ramp-up from the Lone Star mine which started operations in 2020 and resumption of operations at the Chino mine with 50% of employee capacity in 2021. Meanwhile, copper production at Rio Tinto’s US operations totalled 159.4kt, up by 13.9% compared to the previous year, owing to higher grades and recovery.
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