The 10 biggest copper mines in the world
04/11/2013· Toquepala copper mine, situated 870km away from Lima in Southern Peru, ranks as the worlds fifth largest copper mine by reserve. The open pit mine was estimated to contain 17.65Mt of copper reserve as of December 2012. Southern Copper Corporation SCC, a subsidiary of Grupo Mexico, owns and operates the mine. Toquepala produced about 152,000t of copper in 2012, including 120,000t of copper





































