MCS 2026 sheet

Copper

CuFinal 2025 CML

Added to the Final 2025 Critical Minerals List. U.S. mine output eased to about 1.0 million metric tons. Arizona supplied ~70% of domestic mine copper. Chile is the leading import source.

U.S. production 2025

1,000

thousand metric tons

U.S. value

$11.1B

price +8%

World production

23,000

thousand metric tons

Net import reliance

45%

Chile

Primary uses

Grid, EVs, motors, building wire, data centers

Atlas sites

Morenci

Freeport-McMoRan · 3800 crew · Porphyry Cu-Mo

Twin

Bagdad

Freeport-McMoRan · 1100 crew · Porphyry Cu-Mo

Twin

Sierrita

Freeport-McMoRan · 1400 crew · Porphyry Cu-Mo

Twin

Ray

ASARCO (Grupo México) · 900 crew · Porphyry / replacement

Twin

Safford

Freeport-McMoRan · 800 crew · Porphyry Cu (leach)

Twin

Pinto Valley

Capstone Copper · 700 crew · Porphyry Cu

Twin

Bingham Canyon

Rio Tinto Kennecott · 2300 crew · Porphyry Cu-Au-Mo

Twin

Robinson

KGHM · 650 crew · Skarn / porphyry

Twin

Continental

Montana Resources · 380 crew · Porphyry Cu-Mo

Twin

Chino

Freeport-McMoRan · 850 crew · Porphyry Cu

Twin

Tyrone

Freeport-McMoRan · 420 crew · Porphyry Cu (leach)

Twin

Resolution

Rio Tinto / BHP · 400 crew · Porphyry Cu

Twin

Stillwater / East Boulder

Sibanye-Stillwater · 1600 crew · Magmatic PGM (J-M Reef)

Twin

Eagle

Lundin Mining · 320 crew · Magmatic Ni-Cu

Twin

Viburnum Trend

Doe Run · 900 crew · MVT Pb-Zn

Twin

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