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Copper

Strategic Resource

Metal • copper • 1 deposit(s)

World's largest copper consumer. Limited domestic reserves. Heavy import dependence. Jiangxi, Tibet deposits.

Chinese Copper Deposits

Jiangxi, Tibet, Yunnan, Inner Mongolia

producing
Grade: 0.5 %Cu
Security:1/5Regulatory:2/5Environmental:3/5
Proved26.00M tonne(recoverable)

📊Data Quality

Quality Tier:proved
Confidence:75%
As of:2025-01-01
✓No data quality warnings

Sources

  • Copper Resources
    China Geological Survey, 2025
Base Case

Basis: recoverable (not applied)

= 25.0%

Gross Value

$221.00Bmodeled

State Value

$55.25Bmodeled
Notes: China has ~3% of global copper reserves but ~50% of consumption.