The largest copper mine in the United States as of 2023 was the Morenci Mine, located in Greenlee, Arizona. The Morenci Mine, owned by Freeport-McMoRan, produced an estimated 399,100 metric tons of copper that year. The Kennecott Copper Project in Utah, owned by Rio Tinto, came in a distant second, having produced an estimated 169,300 metric tons of copper in 2023.
Leading copper mines in the United States in 2023, based on production
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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Mining Technology. (June 18, 2024). Leading copper mines in the United States in 2023, based on production (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/254905/copper-production-of-the-us/
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