SHANGHAI, Mar 28 – Mining giants have dragged down the growth rate of global copper ore production. The reason is that Chile, the world's main producer of copper mines, saw a 5.2% decline in copper production in 2022.
According to data from the International Copper Study Group (ICSG), in 2022, global mines produced 21.89 million mt of copper, and the output of the top 10 mining companies accounted for 46%, a decrease of 1 percentage point from 2021. The increase in global copper ore supply in 2022 stood at 750,000 mt, with a growth rate of 3.5%, while the output increment of the top 10 mining enterprises in the world was only 80,000 mt, with a growth rate of 0.8%.

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