China was the world's third-largest producer of copper from mines in 2021, having produced an 8.6 percent share of the world's mine production of copper. In that year, China's mine production of copper amounted to approximately 1.8 million metric tons, while the total global mine production of copper stood at some 21 million metric tons.
Share of global copper produced in China from 2016 to 2021
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NRCan. "Share of Global Copper Produced in China from 2016 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415170/global-share-of-copper-produced-in-china/
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