Copper Cost Curve
Production-weighted C1 cash cost ranking — mining, processing, admin, transport, port charges and royalties. Excludes by-product credits.
Weighted Avg Cost (2024)
$1.49/lb
Production-weighted C1 cash cost
50th Percentile
$1.34/lb
Median cumulative-production cost
90th Percentile
$2.48/lb
Marginal high-cost producer
Total Production
29.4 Mt
85 mines
Mining · Processing · Admin · Transport · Port · Royalties
Copper cost curve — by mine
Sorted ascending by total C1 cash cost. Excludes by-product credits.
85 entities · 2024