MINERALS IN THE WORLD ECONOMY—1991  45 
LEADIN 
TABLE 28 
 
G WORLD PRODUCERS OF MINE COPPER' 
 
(Thousand metric tons, Cu content of ore) 
 
 
 
 
Country 
 
 1987 1988 1989 
 
1990 
1991° 
 
Chile 
 
 ' 1,418 ' 1,451 rl,609 1,244 1,420 1,498 802 777 723 630 640 640 463 432
' 45 1 418 323 373 438 437 384 233 238 296 250 ' 282 ' 276 ' 253 ' 285 '
264
516 495 467 218 219 204 102 122 144 188 169 ' 182 1 ' 4 104 216 218 ' 193
' 7,389 ~7,510 ' 7,807 ' 854 ' 814 ' 860 r8,243 ' 8,323 r8,6~7 
- 
' 1,588 
 
1,588 
 
802 
 
600 
 
' 405 
 
334 
 
' 370 
 
' 330 
 
' 300 
 
' 321 
 
370 
 
170 
 
178 
 
r179 
 
' 163 
 
' 182 
 
~7,879 
 
' 814 
 
' 8,693 
21814 
 
1,631 
 
777 
 
550 
 
400 
 
399 
 
390 
 
2311 
 
300 
 
297 
 
250 
 
2205 
 
200 
 
2193 
 
165 
 
150 
 
8,032 
 
788 
 
8,820 
1,576 
 
1,476 
 
776 
 
612 
 
430 
 
369 
 
404 
 
282 
 
282 
 
284 
 
419 
 
203 
 
149 
 
182 
 
87 
 
192 
 
7,723 
 
826 
 
8,549 
UnitedStates' 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Canada 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S.S.R.' 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Zambia 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Peru' 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Poland 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Australia 
 
 
 
 
 
 
China 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mexico 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Zaire' 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Papua New Guinea 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Indonesia' 
 
 
 
 
 
 
South Africa, Republic of' 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portugal' 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Philippines 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total' 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Grand total' 
 
 
 
 
 
 
' Estimated. ' Revised. 
' Table includes data available through June 30, 1992. ~ figure. 
' Recoverable content. 
4Data may not add to totals shown due to independent rounding.