2. The output pattern of copper resources
At present, there are more than 100 large-scale enterprises mainly engaged in the production and processing of copper mines. The top ten companies that account for the share of global copper mine output are mainly Chile National Copper Mines, Freeport Mike Moran Copper and Gold, and BHP Billiton Group , Xstrata Group, Mexico Group, Chile Antofagasta, Rio Tinto, Polish Copper Group, South Africa Anglo American Resources Group, in 2011 accounted for more than 2.9% of the global production share. China Minmetals Corporation ranked 22nd.
From the perspective of the country where the resource production control company is located, the United Kingdom ranks first in the ratio of copper ore producers to the country where the company is located, followed by Chile, the United States, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Mexico, Russia, and Poland, and Japan ranks tenth.
From the perspective of the producer's continent, Europe, Latin America and North America are the three major producers' sources. International multinational companies are mainly from Europe and North America; local large mining groups are mainly from Latin America; copper producers from Oceania and Asia are second, and Africa is the least.
The affiliated companies of large copper refineries are all large-scale copper production companies. Companies from Europe and the United States are the mainstream. Latin America is mainly Mexican groups and Asia is mainly Japan.
