DRC Leads Africa's Growing Copper Output

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Africa saw record copper production in 2021 of 2.87 million metric tons, with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) the largest producer with 1.88 million metric tons. The DRC copper belt includes some of the highest-grade copper deposits in the world.

In some DRC reserves, the copper grades are above 5%. Industrial Info is tracking more than 130 copper-mining projects across Africa, totaling more than US$15 billion in investment value. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Metals & Minerals Project Database can click here for a list of detailed project reports.

Click on the image at right for a graph detailing the top 10 African nations for copper projects, by total investment value.

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