Aluminum was the most voluminously produced of the base metals in 2023, amounting to 70 million metric tons of smelter production globally that year. Copper produced from mines amounted to 22 million metric tons worldwide that year, and was the second-most produced base metal at that time.
Production volume of base metals worldwide in 2023, by commodity
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2024). Production volume of base metals worldwide in 2023, by commodity (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448116/base-metals-production-volume-worldwide/
US Geological Survey. "Production volume of base metals worldwide in 2023, by commodity (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448116/base-metals-production-volume-worldwide/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Production volume of base metals worldwide in 2023, by commodity (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448116/base-metals-production-volume-worldwide/
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Production volume of base metals worldwide in 2023, by commodity (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448116/base-metals-production-volume-worldwide/
