Aluminum was the most voluminously produced of the base metals in 2025, amounting to **Â million metric tons of smelter production globally that year. Copper produced from mines amounted to ** million metric tons worldwide that year, and was the second-most produced base metal at that time.
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US Geological Survey. (February 5, 2026). Production volume of base metals worldwide in 2025, by commodity (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1448116/base-metals-production-volume-worldwide/
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Production volume of base metals worldwide in 2025, by commodity (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, February 5, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1448116/base-metals-production-volume-worldwide/