Estimate of undiscovered copper resources of the world, 2013
Fact Sheet
2014-3004
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Abstract
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated a mean of 3,500 million metric tons (Mt) of undiscovered copper among 225 tracts around the world. Annual U.S. copper consumption is 2 Mt; global consumption is 20 Mt. The USGS assessed undiscovered copper in two deposit types that account for about 80 percent of the world's copper supply. Results of the assessment are provided by deposit type for 11 regions. Approximately 50 percent of the global total occurs in South America, South Central Asia and Indochina, and North America combined.
Suggested Citation
Johnson, K.M., Hammarstrom, J.M., Zientek, M.L., Dicken, C., 2014, Estimate of undiscovered copper resources of the world, 2013: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2014-3004, 3 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20143004.
ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Estimate of undiscovered copper resources of the world, 2013 |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2014-3004 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20143004 |
| Year Published | 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Eastern Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center |
| Description | 3 p. |