Introduction
In this article, I take a deep dive into the 10 highest producing copper mines in the world based upon 2018 production levels. I refer to these mines as super-producers. In another future article, I plan on looking at the 10 highest producing copper mines of the future (e.g., 2025 to 2030) to see how the structure of the super-producers may change.
These super-producers have enormous ore bodies that underpin decades of production. These are cornerstone assets for the Majors that own them and the qualities of these mines influence cash flow generation for