Here is a list of some of the most popular copper mining stocks that are available these days. The list includes the company’s name, its stock symbol on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or the NASDAQ stock market and a brief biography about the company. Hopefully, this list will help investors do more extensive research about these and other companies who mine for copper.
- BHP Billiton (NYSE symbol: BHP.)
This Australian-based mining giant is one of the five biggest producers of copper ore and copper products in the world. Most of their mines are in Australia. BHP Billiton also has several new mines in development which the company feels can help them increase their bottom lines in the future.
- Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE symbol: FCX.)
This world-wide mining company is one of the world’s largest extractors and processors of copper and other metals. It has mines in North America and South America. It also extracts minerals for commercial use. Furthermore, it is also one of the few copper mining companies to offer dividends to their shareholders.
- The Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE symbol: NEM.)
This Colorado-based mining company is one of America’s largest producers of copper ore and finished copper materials including bars, wire and tubing products. It has mines in Nevada, in Western Mexico, South America, Asia and Australia. It also extracts gold as a by-product of its copper mining operations.
- Pacific Copper Corp (NASDAQ symbol: PPFP.)
This company is an Arizona-based firm that is searching for new copper mines in South America. The company has two potential properties that could help the company get off the ground in hurry. One of them is in Chile. The other one is in Peru.
- Rio Tinto (NYSE symbol: RTP.)
This United Kingdom-based mining giant is one of the top producers of copper and copper products in the world. It conducts mining operations in every single continent in the world except Antarctica. Rio Tinto also extracts other natural resources such as precious metals, coal and iron. Furthermore, the company is expected to integrate new “green” technologies that could help the company extract the same amount of ore without harming the environment.
- Sterlite Industries (NYSE symbol: SLT.)
Sterlite Industries is based in India. Founded by one of the youngest billionaires, it is fast becoming a major player in the copper markets because it has seen an increased demand for its copper ore from its Australian mining operations. It is highly capitalized and poised for a long-term effort to expand its operations.
The Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE symbol: SCCO.)
This Peruvian-based mining company has several highly productive open-pit mines in Mexico and Peru. A long established company, Southern Copper also produces precious metals, zinc and other non-precious metals as direct by-products of their copper mining operations.
This Canadian-based mining company owns several high-quality mines in Western Canada that could yield up to 100 million pounds of copper from each mine. They are also working on newer ore extraction techniques that could help them increase their yields over time.
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