The Worl d Copper Factbook 2019 International Copper Study Group 10 0 2 00 0 4 00 0 6 00 0 8 00 0 10 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 190 0 1 910 1920 19 30 1940 195 0 1 960 1970 19 80 1990 20 00 2 010 W o r l d C opper M i ne P r oduct i on 190 0 2018 t h o u s an d m e t r i c t o n n es c o pp er So u r c e I C SG C onc en t r at e s SX E W Since 1900 whe n worl d prod ucti on wa s less th an 50 0 th ous a n d ton n es co ppe r wor l d co pp e r mi ne pr oducti on has gr o w n by 32 pe r an num to 206 million to nnes in 201 8 SX EW p r oducti on virtually non exi s ten t bef o re the 1960s s t ood at 39 mi llion to nnes in 2018 Copper Mine Production