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Copper is one of the world's most important industrial minerals, and Africa is an important world producer. While output is traditionally dominated by Zambia, South Africa and Katanga Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, many African nations contribute to copper production, and many African nations have undeveloped ore resources.
The mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: Industrie minière de la République Démocratique du Congo) produces copper, diamonds, tantalum, tin, gold, and more than 70% of global cobalt production. [1] Minerals and petroleum are central to the DRC's economy, making up more than 95% of the value of its exports. [2]
Production trends in the top five copper-producing countries, 1950-2012. This is a list of countries by mined copper production. Copper ore can be exported to be smelted so that a nation's smelter production of copper can differ greatly from its mined production. See: List of countries by copper smelter production.
In this article, we discuss the top 15 copper-producing countries in the world. To skip the detailed analysis of the copper industry, go directly to the Top 5 Copper Producing Countries in The World.
In West Africa, copper was used as medium of exchange, symbols of status and kingship, jewelry, and ritual purposes; this was a part of Bantu tradition prior to their expansion into Central Africa. The use of copper in the Iron Age of Central Africa was produced because of indigenous or internal demand rather than those from outside, and it is ...
The Nkana Copper Refinery produces electrolytically refined copper in the form of cathodes. [22] The copper meets the LME premium quality grade. [22] The tankhouse has a capacity of about 180,000 tons of finished copper per annum. [22] It has been expanded to accommodate the increased anode production from the Nchanga smelter. [28]
Today, mine worker exploitation is still prevalent and instances of slave labor, and especially child labor, are still observed in the mining industry according to the 2014 U.S. Department of Labor's List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor.
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