The Escondida mine in Chile operated by the Anglo-Austrian multinational mining company BHP is the world's largest copper mine. In 2025, some *** millionmetric tons of copper were produced at this mine. The Tenke Fungurume mine in the DRC, owned by China’s CMOC Group, produced ** metric tons of copper that year, making it the second-largest copper mine globally.Â
Copper is a soft, malleable and ductile metal with high electric and thermal conductivity. It is used for a variety of different products such as jewelry, household objects, wires, pipes and coins.
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