Copper at a glance
A look at the copper market and mining industry
GLOBAL COPPER MARKET
Top producing countries
Million tonnes, 2014
Top producing companies
Million tonnes, 2014
Distribution of porphyry copper and sediment-based copper deposits
Major copper-producing countries highlighted
Production vs. consumption
Million tonnes
Supply surplus vs. deficit
Thousand tonnes
Estimates of undiscovered and identified copper deposits
Million tonnes, 2013
CHILE'S COPPER MINING INDUSTRY
Copper mines in Chile
Copper exports
Billion dollars
Production vs. prices
Santiago Stock Exchange vs. prices
GDP vs. exports
COPPER PRICES
VIX index vs. copper prices
2015 YTD metals price performance
Copper price performance in select currencies
Rebased, January 2012 = 100
Global exchange copper stocks vs. prices
Monthly stocks, thousand tonnes
Sources: Thomson Reuters; GFMS; International Copper Study Group; U.S. Geological Survey; London Metal Exchange