History
Supply
Demand
Conclusion

Overview
Supply
World Copper Reserves Base 2006: 940 million tonnes
 
World Copper Mine Production 2006: 15.3 million tonnes
Source:Central Bank of Chile/Mining Council
 
China Copper Reserves: 2001-2004
Year
Number of Deposit
Reserves
Million tonnes
Reserves Base
Million tonnes
2001
971
19.4186
30.8373
2002
985
18.4708
29.6689
2003
994
17.8662
30.0298
2004
1056
17.5362
29.2994
 
China Copper Reserves and Production by Province
Province
Reserves
(updated
2003, 000tonnes)
Copper mine
Production
in 2005 (tonnes)
Copper mine
Production
in Jan-Jul 2006 (tonnes)
Hubei
1,420
68,297
33,767
Gansu
890
40,610
28,498
Anhui
770
66,466
48,098
Yunnan
730
119,180
83,413
Xinjiang
530
3,808
23,000
Jiangxi
520
184,787
95,579
Inner Mongolia
410
43,992
31,529
Qinghai
400
6,314
2,968
Sichuan
390
32,366
17,286
Tibet
370
 
 
Total
6,900
651,385
410,534
 
China Copper Mine Production
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Copper Mine Production
(1,000 tonnes)
593
587
568
604
742
651
755.4
831
850
Source: Ministry of Land and Resources P.R.C.(MLR) and China Nonferrous Industry Association (CNI-A)
 
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