Top 10 Global Copper Projects
We take a look at the top 10 biggest global projects going on in the world right now. Read all about them below!
10.Glencore – El Pachon - Argentina
The El Pachon project is comprised by open pit mining and a 160kt/d concentrator that is to produce copper and molybdenum concentrates.
Geology: Porphyry
Contained Copper (t): 8,742,385
Grade (%): 0.55
9. Guangdong Rising / Pala – Frieda River - Papua New Guinea
The Frieda River Project is a large open cast mine and associated infrastructure in the Sandaun and East Sepik Provinces of Papua New Guinea.
Geology: Porphyry, Epithermal
Contained Copper (t): 9,425,532
Grade (%): 0.50
8. First Quantum Minerals – Taca Taca - Argentina
Taca Taca is a high-potential copper-gold-molybdenum porphyry deposit in an advanced exploration phase. Overview Taca Taca is located in Salta Province in north west Argentina.
Geology: Porphyry
Contained Copper (t): 9,478,002
Grade (%): 0.43
7. SolGold / Cornerstone Capital – Cascabel - Ecuador
The Cascabel copper-gold project is a large high-grade copper-gold porphyry exploration mine located in the Cascabel region of northern Ecuador. The project is being developed by Exploraciones Novomining (ENSA), a joint venture of SolGold (85%) and Cornerstone Resources (15%).
Geology: Porphyry
Contained Copper (t): 9,873,581
Grade (%): 0.37
6. Rio Tinto / BHP – Resolution - US
The Resolution Copper deposit ranges from 5,000 to 7,000 ft (1,500 to 2,130 m) below the surface. It is one of the largest undeveloped copper deposits and has an average grade of roughly 1.5% copper. The mine is estimated to produce as much as 40 billion pounds of copper over 40 years.
Geology: Porphyry
Contained Copper (t): 10,176,000
Grade (%): 1.92
5. Sagittarius – Tampakan - Philippines
The Tampakan deposit is a large copper and gold orebody located in the south of the Philippines in Tampakan, South Cotabato. Tampakan represents one of the largest copper resources in the Philippines and in the world having an estimated resource of 2.94 billion tonnes of ore grading 0.6% copper.
Geology: Porphyry
Contained Copper (t): 12,566,992
Grade (%): 0.55
4. Antofagasta / Barrick Gold – Reko Diq - Pakistan
Located in the Chaghi District of Balochistan in Pakistan, Reko Diq is a large copper and gold deposit containing 12.3 million tons of copper in inferred and indicated resources.
Geology: Porphyry, Supergene Copper
Contained Copper (t): 14,240,215
Grade (%): 0.48
3. Udokan Copper – Udokan - Russia
Udokan represents the largest copper deposit in Russia and third largest in the world, having estimated reserves of 1.2 billion tonnes of ore grading 2% copper.
Geology: Sediment Hosted
Contained Copper (t): 18,469,997
Grade (%): 1.01
2. Northern Dynasty Minerals – Pebble - US
Pebble Mine is the common name of a very large porphyry copper, gold, and molybdenum mine development project in the Bristol Bay region of Southwest Alaska, near Lake Iliamna and Lake Clark.
Geology: Porphyry, Supergene Copper
Contained Copper (t): 26,047,959
Grade (%): 0.40
1. Ivanhoe Mines / Zijin Mining Group – Kamoa-Kaula - Dem. Republic of Congo
The Kamoa-Kakula Copper Project has been independently ranked as the world's largest, undeveloped, high-grade copper discovery by international mining consultant Wood Mackenzie.
Geology: Sediment Hosted
Contained Copper (t): 37,927,729
Grade (%): 2.47
