PROJECT SURVEY 2024
Major Mining Projects, Year-end 2023*
Project Name Location Status Type Products Owner Project Cost (US$M)**
BASE METALS
Copper
Baimskaya Russia FS, Delayed OP Cu, Au KAZ Minerals 8,500
Reko Diq 1 & 2 Pakistan FS OP Cu, Au Barrick 7,000
Pebble USA PEA, Delayed OP Cu, Au, Mo Northern Dynasty 6,770
Resolution USA PFS UG Cu, Mo Rio Tinto, BHP 6,000
Tampakan Philippines FS OP Cu, Au Sagittarius 5,900
El Pachon Argentina FS OP Cu, Mo Glencore 5,600
Galore Creek Canada PFS OP Au, Ag Newmont, Teck 5,208
Kamoa-Kakula IDP 3 & 4 Dem. Rep. Congo Construction OP, conc Cu Zijin Mining, Ivanhoe, DRC Govt 4,600
Centinela 2 Chile FS, expansion OP, conc Cu Antofagasta Minerals 4,400
Casino Canada FS OP, HL Cu, Au, Ag, Mo Western Copper 3,620
Frieda River Papua New Guinea FS OP Cu, Au PanAust, Highlands Pacific 3,600
El Arco Mexico PFS OP, conc, SX-EW Cu Southern Copper 3,540
NuevaUnion Chile FS OP Cu, Au Newmont, Teck 3,500
Josemaria Argentina FS OP Cu Lundin 3,091
Los Bronces IP Chile Permitting OP, UG Cu Anglo American 3,000
CuMo USA PFS OP Cu, Mo Multi-Metal Development 2,800
Cascabel Ecuador PFS UG Cu, Au, Ag SolGold 2,700
Schaft Creek Canada PEA OP Cu, Au Teck, Copper Fox 2,650
Los Chancas Chile FS Conc, SX-EW Cu Southern Copper 2,600
Michiquillay Peru FS OP Cu, Mo Southern Copper 2,500
Los Azules Argentina PEA OP Cu, Au McEwen Copper 2,462
Vizcachitas Chile PFS OP Cu, Mo Los Andes Copper 2,440
MARA Argentina PFS OP Cu Yamana, Glencore 2,400
La Granja Peru PFS OP Cu First Quantum, Rio Tinto 2,400
Santa Domingo Chile FS Complex Cu, Co, Fe, Au Capstone 2,180
Mason USA PEA OP Cu, Mo Hudbay Minerals 2,100
Las Bambas Peru Expansion OP Cu MMG 2,000
Lumwana Zambia FS, Expansion OP Cu Barrick 2,000
Filo del Sol Chile PFS OP Cu, Au Filo Mining 1,805
Antapaccay-Coroccohuayco Peru PFS OP Cu Glencore 1,500
Berg Canada PEA OP Cu, Mo, Ag, Au Surge Copper 1,472
Tia Maria Peru Construction, delayed OP Cu Southern Copper 1,400
Santo Tomas Mexico PEA OP Cu Oroco Resource 1,340
Copper World USA PFS OP Cu, Mo, Ag Hudbay Minerals 1,300
Kansanshi S3 Zambia Expansion OP Cu, Au First Quantum 1,250
Diamante-Andesita Chile Construction UG Cu Codelco 1,240
Zafranal Peru FS OP Cu, Au Teck 1,230
Zaldivar Chile Permitting, expansion OP Cu Antofagasta 1,200
Arctic USA FS OP Cu, Zn, Pb Ambler Metals 1,177
Santa Cruz USA PEA UG Cu Ivanhoe Electric 1,150
West Musgrave Australia Construction OP Cu, Ni BHP 1,100
Cadia PC1-2 Australia FS UG, plant Cu, Au Newmont 1,100
San Nicolas Mexico PFS OP Cu, Zn Teck, Agnico Eagle 1,100
Costa Fuego Chile PEA OP, UG Cu, Au Hot Chili Ltd 1,050
Cañariaco Peru PEA OP Cu Alta Copper 1,040
NewRange USA Permitting Complex Cu, Ni, PGM, Co Teck, Polymet 945
Mina Justa Peru IA UG Cu Minsur, Copec 924
Copper Creek USA PEA OP, UG Cu, Mo, Ag Faraday Copper 798
Chuquicamata Chile IA UG Cu Codelco 720
White Pine North USA PEA UG Cu, Ag Kinterra, Highland Copper 615
Eva Australia FS OP Cu Harmony 603
Kwanika-Stardust Canada PEA OP, UG Cu, Au NorthWest Copper 600
Los Pelambres 2 Chile Expansion OP Cu Antofagasta Minerals 500
Kennecott NRS USA Construction UG Cu Rio Tinto 498
Escalones Chile PEA OP, HL Cu World Copper 438
Alacran Colombia PFS OP Cu, Au, Ag Cordoba Mining, JCHXX 435
Copperwood USA FS UG Cu Highland Copper 391
McIlvenna Bay Canada FS UG Cu, Zn Au, Ag Foran Mining 368
Kutcho Canada FS OP, UG Cu, Zn Kutcho Copper 360
El Pilar Mexico Construction OP Cu Southern Copper 310
Tucumã Brazil Construction OP Cu Ero Copper 294
Van Dyke USA PEA ISR Cu Copper Fox 290
El Domo-Curipamba Ecuador FS OP, UG Cu, Au Adventus, Salazar 236
Florence USA Construction ISR Cu Taseko Mines, Mitsui 230
Silangan Phillippines Construction OP Cu, Au Philex Mining 224
Zonia USA PEA OP Cu World Copper 198
Chibougamau Canada PEA UG Cu, Au Doré Copper Mining 181
Carmacks Canada PEA OP Cu, Au Granite Creek Copper 162
Pumpkin Hollow USA Restart UG Cu Nevada Copper 115
Parys Mountain UK PEA UG Cu, Zn Anglesey Mining 99
Tower & Rail Canada PEA UG Cu, Zn Rockcliff 81
Johnson Camp USA PEA OP Cu Excelsior Mining 59
Nickel, Cobalt & Molybdenum
Crawford Phase 1 and 2 Canada FS OP Ni, Co, Pd Canada Nickel 3,500
KNP Australia PFS OP Ni, Co Ardea Resources, Japanese consortium 3,100
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