Name Discovered Mined Reserves Production Prod rare Prov ID Notes
1 Aitik Copper Mine, Sweden 1930s 1968 526Mt proven 18.5Mt ore, 240,000t copper concentrate, 36Mt, 456,000 copper (2011) 24/46 46 126
2 Anita Project Niobium-Tantalum Mine, Canada 2012 25.75mt 1.2 million kilograms of niobium oxide and 115,000kg of tantalum oxide / K-salt a year. 12 564
3 Antamina Copper-Zinc Mine, Peru 1998 330Mt copper sulphide ore (1.22% copper); 136Mt copper-zinc ore (1.1% copper; 2.78 zinc) 384,200t of copper, 156,100t of zinc and 7,730t of molybdenum 55 830 was considered to be the largest undeveloped copper/zinc orebody in the world
4 Argyle Diamond Mine, Kimberley, Australia 1985 83Mt at 2.7ct/t hard-rock, plus 28Mt at 0.2ct/t alluvial (2005) 30.5Mct (2005) 30 1707 world's largest single producer of diamonds
5 Arizona 1 Uranium Project, USA 2010 72,121t at an average grade of 0.66% U3O8 156,000lbs will be made available for sale by 2010 16 731
6 Assmang Manganese Mines, South Africa 1935 1972 192Mt 2Mt/y, 4Mt (2004) 20/40 40 1113
7 Atlas Wodgina Project, Australia 2010 42.7mt at 56.3% Fe 3mtpa Iron? 3 1709
8 Aurora Phosphate Mine, NC, USA 2000 356Mt phosphate rock @ 30.7% P2O5 6Mt/yr phosphate 6 634
9 Bachelor Lake Gold Mine, Canada 2004 841,591 metric tons at a grade of 7.79g/t Au 20,000oz of gold/yr 1 573
10 Bajo de la Alumbrera Copper and Gold Mine, Argentina 1998 360Mt @ 0.46% Cu, 0.51g/t Au 187,300t of copper and 579,300oz of gold (2005) 31 843
11 Batu Hijau Copper-Gold Mine, Indonesia 1999 1,011Mt at 0.48% Cu and 0.37g/t Au (2004) Annual production 325,500t Cu, 719,000oz Au (2005) 47 1637
12 Bayóvar Phosphate Project, Peru 2010 238mt 3.9mta phosphate 4 816
13 Bellekeno Silver Deposit, Canada 2011 401,000t of indicated resources; 82,981t inferred resources 12,000t of lead and silver, 8,400t of zinc concentrate 2 552
14 Benguérir Phosphates Mine, Morocco 1979 More than 300Mt 3.1Mt/y wet phosphate rock (2006) 3 959
15 Bingham Canyon Copper Mine, UT, USA 1903 1906, 1992 960Mt grading 0.54% copper, 0.32g/t gold, 0.043% molybdenum and 2.59g/t silver (2005) 265,600t Cu, 16,800t Mo, 523,000oz Au and 4.2Moz Ag (2006) 45 733 the world's largest man-made excavation
16 Blue Ridge PGE Project, South Africa 2009 81.85Mt 75,000oz Pt, 35,000oz Pd, 22,000oz Ru, 13,000 Rh, 2,500oz Ir and 1,500oz Au 15 1121
17 Blyvoor Gold Mine, South Africa 1937 1942 26.35mt 140,000oz Au 3 1120
18 Boddington Gold Mine, Perth, Australia 2009 184 million tons graded at 0.025oz/t. Probable reserves stood at 781 million at grade 0.021oz. 350,000oz a year of gold, 30,000t copper 10 1712
19 Boliden Area Operations (BAO) Gold Mines, Sweden 1930/1953 2.8Mt proven and probable sulphide ore* 1.78Mt ore, producing 249,000t of metal concentrates 25 122
20 Boulby Potash Mine, United Kingdom 1973 28.4Mt grading 40.2% KCl, plus additional resources of 3Mt grading 38.7% KCl 1Mt/y potash and 450,000–660,000t/y salt 6 11
21 Brunswick Lead and Zinc Mine, New Brunswick, Canada 1964 14.7Mt proven and probable 3.53Mt run-of-mine ore, 265,648t Zn, 75,417t Pb and 5.9Moz Ag (2005) 40 580 one of the world's most productive zinc mines.
22 Buckhorn Gold Mine, Buckhorn Mountain, Washington State, USA 2008 One million ounces of gold 130,000oz Au 3 782
23 Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, South Africa xxxx 5.7 million ounces of gold and 27.32 million tons of uranium 318,000oz per annum. 7 1120
24 Cadia East Underground Gold and Copper Mine, Australia 1992 2014 15.5 million oz gold, 2.24 million tons copper 4 1725
25 Campbell Gold Mine, Ontario, Canada 1949 5.5Mt grading 8.2g/t, containing 1.45Moz Au (proven and probable, 2005) 209,200oz Au 4 571
26 Cananea Copper Mine, Sonora, Mexico 1899 163,804 tons of copper in 2006 17 740
27 Cannington Silver and Lead Mine, Queensland, Australia 1990 1997 18.0Mt grading 477 g/t silver, 10.7% lead and 3.9% zinc (2005) 38.45Moz of silver, 266,321t of lead and 68,779t of zinc. 72 1695 Cannington is the world's largest single silver producer, representing about 6% of the world's primary silver production, while its lead production represents about 7% of the world's primary lead output.
28 Carlin Trend Gold Mine, NV, USA 1965 33.3Moz of contained gold (Newmont Nevada total) 2.46Moz Au 50 768 *Nevada*currently produces 82% of all the gold mined in the United States
29 CBG Bauxite (Aluminium Ore) Mining Operations, Guinea 1973 300Mt in current reserve area ~12Mt/y 120 987 The largest single producer of bauxite (aluminium ore) in the world
30 Cerro Colorado Copper Mine, Chile 1994 67mt oxide and 26mt sulphide 106,400t 11 839
31 Cerro Matoso Nickel Mine, Colombia 1982 between 25mt and 70mt 50,000t 50 803 Second largest Nickel mine in the world.
32 Cerro Vanguardia Gold and Silver Mine, Argentina 1976 1998 6.5Mt at 6.91g/t gold 228,100oz gold 5 863
33 CGA Mining Masbate Gold Mine , Philippines 2009 about 5.1Moz 200,000oz gold 4 1744
34 Challenger Gold Mine, Australia 1995 2002 702,570oz of gold 98,755oz of gold 2 1716
35 Chuquicamata Copper Mine, Chile 1910 *690 million tonnes grading 2.58% copper 135,890 tonnes in 1929* 43,800t copper 44 839
36 Collahuasi Copper Mine, Chile 1991 1999 1,800Mt grading 0.9% copper 488,600t of copper in concentrate, plus 68,600t of cathode coppe 56 839
37 Copper Mountain Project, Canada 2011 26k oz gold, 264k oz silver, 8600t copper 5 555
38 Cortez Gold Mine, NV, USA 1969 234Mt grading 1.4 g/t Au, containing 7.8Moz Au (2005) 904,000oz Au 18 768
39 Cripple Creek and Victor, Gold Mine, Colorado Springs, USA 1994 118,904t Au (grade of 0.028) (2007) 282,000oz 6 707
40 Debswana Diamond Mines, Botswana 1960 1971 31.9Mct (2005) 32 1112 Debswana is the world's leading producer of gem diamonds, contributing about 30% of world output by value from four mines.
41 Doornkop South Reef, South Africa 1983 11.6 million ounces 135,000oz per annum 3 1120
42 Driefontein Gold Mine, South Africa 1952 94.6Mt grading 7.4g/t gold proven and probable (2006) 1.15Moz (2005–06) 23 1120
43 Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada 2001 59.0Mt at 1.0ct/t 2.56Mct (2005/06) 3 558
44 El Castillo Gold Project, Mexico 1995 Average of about 52,000oz 1 750
45 Elandsrand, South Africa 2010 6.9 million ounces of proven reserves 445,000oz gold 9 1119
46 Equinox Minerals Lumwana Copper Mine, Zambia 2008 5.97 billion pounds Cu; Inferred resources – more than 7.8 billion pounds Cu Average of 122,000t Cu/year over 37-year mine life 12 1099
47 Ernest Henry Copper-Gold Mine, Queensland, Australia 1998 48Mt proven reserves 129,000t copper and 167,200oz gold (2005) 17 1697
48 Escondida Copper Mine, Chile 1990 3,900Mt proven and probable (2005) 1.17Mt of copper, 139,000oz of gold and 5.9Moz of silver (2005/06) 126 840 One of the largest copper mines in the world.
49 Esperanza Copper Gold Mine, Chile 1999 2010 1,204.4 million tonnes 191,000t of payable copper, 215,000oz of payable gold and 11.32 million ounces of payable silver. 35 840
50 Ezulwini Uranium and Gold Mine, South Africa 1960s 200Mt* 288,000oz Au and 2.1 million pounds U3O8 27 1120
51 Fimiston Open Pit "Super Pit" Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Australia 1989 8.84Moz 850,000oz annually 17 1714
52 Finsch Diamond Mine, South Africa 1961 1982 45Mct 2.2Mct* 2 1114
53 Forrestania Nickel Project, Australia 2011 35,000t per annum of nickel. 4 1712
54 Galmoy Lead / Zinc Mine, Republic of Ireland 1997 3.55Mt 74,321t of zinc and 17,284t of lead 9 30
55 Garpenberg Silver Mine, Sweden 1957 1972 10.6Mt* 101,000t zinc, 29,000t copper, 16,000t silver 29 113
56 Geita Gold Mine, Tanzania 2004 67989kt 327,000oz 7 1062
57 George Fisher Lead, Zinc and Silver Mine, Queensland, Australia 1947 1990 21Mt proved & probable reserves, plus 36Mt in resources. 170,000t/y of zinc, 100,000t/y of lead and 5Moz of silver-in-concentrate 32 1697
58 Goro Nickel Project, New Caledonia 1969 2009 at 120 million tonnes 60,000t of nickel and 4,300 to 5,000t of cobalt 11 1692 One of the largest mining projects under construction anywhere in the world, 20% of global production.
59 Grasberg Open Pit, Indonesia (Copper, Gold) 1936 1973 2.8 Billion tonnes; grade,1.09 % Cu Copper 610,800t Gold 58,474,392g Silver 174,458,971g 70 1662 Has the world's single largest known gold reserve and the second largest copper reserves.
60 Gualcamayo Gold Mine, Argentina 2009 120,000oz of gold 2 843
61 Hajar Metal Mine, Morocco 1992 About 19.3Mt total reserves and resources, averaging 7% zinc, 2% lead and 0.5% copper (2002) Rated output of 265,000t/y of base-metal concentrates 27 968
62 Highland Valley Copper Mine, British Columbia, Canada 1984 451Mt @ 0.48% Cu (proven and probable)* *113,000t Cu, and 4M lb Mo in 15 555 The largest copper mine in Canada and one of the largest copper mining and concentrating operations in the world
63 Idaho Cobalt Mine, USA 2011 2.636mt @ 0.559% cobalt, 0.596% copper and 0.014oz per ton gold 1,525t of cobalt 2 771 3.3% of global cobalt supply
64 Jacinth-Ambrosia Mineral Deposit, Australia 2009 9.5 million tonnes of heavy mineral concentrate 300,000t zircon per annum, 30,000t rutile per annum, 150,000t ilmenite per annum 48 1716
65 Johnson Camp Mine, Nord Resources, USA 1975 73.4 million tons of ore 25 million pounds of copper cathodes 25 728
66 Kanowna Belle Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie, Australia 1993 2.4Moz in proven and probable reserves, plus 1.1Moz in measured and indicated resources 490,000oz gold 10 1713
67 Kemi Chromite and Ferrochrome Mine, Finland 1966 60Mt proven and probable 1.2Mt ore 12 131
68 KGHM Copper Mining and Smelting Combine, Poland 1961 922Mt mineable material (2005) 560,000t copper, 1,244t silver plus crude lead and salt (2005) 68 473 the world's sixth largest refined copper supplier, and the third largest source of silver in 2005.
69 Kidd Creek Copper and Zinc Mine, Ontario, Canada 1966 19Mt proven and probable 42,738t of copper, 119,960t of zinc and 3.7Moz of silver (2005) 20 565
70 Kittila Gold Mine, Finland 2009 21.4mt of ore with a grade of 4.7g/t 150,000oz 3 130
71 Koffiefontein Mine, South Africa 1887 17.66mt of proven and 18.48mt of probable reserves 89,622 carats (2008) 45 1114 the largest kimberlite diamond mine in the world
72 Kloof Gold Mine, South Africa 1939 54.2Mt grading 8.2g/t Au proven and probable (2006) 914,000oz (2005–06) 18 1120
73 Kupol Gold and Silver Mine, Russia 2008 4,446,000oz of gold 413,000oz Au 8 1166
74 La Colosa Gold Mine, Colombia 2012 241.0 million oz 700,000oz of gold 14 813
75 Langer Heinrich Uranium Mine, South Africa 1973 32.8mt 2.7 million pounds of uranium 27 1108
76 Lac Des Iles Mine, Canada 1993 36Mt of measured and indicated resources* 286,334 ounces palladium 29 571
77 Lihir Gold Mine, Papua New Guinea 1996 23.6Moz (2007) 650,811oz Au (2006) 13 1669
78 Lisheen Zinc and Lead Mine, County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland 1990 1999 345kt/yr 35 24
79 Lomas Bayas Copper Mine, Chile 239.2Mt grading 0.36% copper, proven and probable (2005) 63,147t cathode copper (2005) 6 839
80 Lone Mountain Porphyry Copper Mine, New Mexico, USA 2011 110Mt and 160Mt ~40kt copper 4 727
81 Mantos Blancos Copper Mine, Chile 1959 87,734t copper 9 839
82 Martabe, North Sumatra, Indonesia 2010 6Moz of gold and 60Moz of silver 250,000oz of gold, 2Moz of silver per annum 7 1357
83 McArthur River Mine, Northern Territory, Australia 1955 1995 100Mt open-pittable resources 154,000t zinc-in-concentrates (2005) 15 1701
84 Minera Los Pelambres Copper Mine, Chile 1920s 1999 3,000Mt resource at 0.65% Cu, 0.014% Mo 322,800t copper and 8,700t molybdenum (2005) 40 840 one of the five richest copper mines in the world
85 Minera Yanacocha Gold Mine, Peru 1994 32.6Moz Au (2005) 3.3Moz gold (2005) 66 816
86 Minry Diamond Mine, Russia 1958 2Moz diamonds 2 1158
87 Molejon Gold Project, Panama 2008 593,327oz, an indicated resource of 317,696oz and an inferred resource of 458,502oz 120,000oz 3 888
88 Morenci Copper Mine, Arizona, USA 1872 2,200Mt of leachable ore 380,000t/yr copper 38 730
89 Mount Isa Copper Mine, Queensland, Australia 1923 1953 68Mt proven (2005) 177,500t of contained copper (2005) 18 1697
90 Mount Isa Lead, Zinc and Silver Mine, Queensland, Australia 1923 1931 24Mt proven 231,000t of zinc in cencentrates, 160,000t of lead-in-bullion and 11.36Moz of silver in crude lead. 51 1697
91 Mowana, Botswana 2012 87.67Mt at 0.71% 29,000t copper 3 1105
92 Mponeng Gold Mine, South Africa 1986 9.5 million ounces 587,000 ounces in 2007 12 1113
93 Munali Nickel Project, Zambia 2008 10.3Mt at 1.2% Ni, 0.2% Cu, 0.07% Co, 0.6g/t Pd and 0.3g/t Pt 10,000–10,500t Ni, 1,650t Cu, 480t Co and 18,000oz PGM 5 1126
94 Musselwhite Gold Mine, Ontario, Canada 1997 *2Moz Au* 250,380oz Au (2005) 5 571
95 Myra Falls Zinc, Copper, Gold and Silver Mine, British Columbia, Canada 1969 6Mt grading 6.7% zinc, 1.1% copper, 1.3g/t gold and 46g/t silver 48,084t Zn, 7,640t Cu, 1.17Moz Ag and 31,750oz Au (2005) 8 555
96 Ngezi Platinum Mine, Zimbabwe 1997 266.5Mt proven and probable grading 3.31g/t Pt+Pd+Rh+Au, plus Ni, Cu, Co (2005) 185,978oz Pt+Pd+Rh+Au, 1,570t Ni and 1,068t Cu (2006) 21 1125
97 Norilsk Mining Centre Nickel, Palladium and Copper Production Facility, Russia 1950 478.7Mt proven and probable, within 1,419Mt measured and indicated resources (2004) 244,000t of nickel and 425,000t of copper, plus cobalt and over 3.9Moz of platinum-group metals (2006) 70 1531
98 Osborne Copper-Gold Mine, Queensland, Australia 1995 5.9Mt proven and probable ore grading 2.2% Cu and 0.8g/t Au (2005) 39,475t Cu and 43,000oz Au (2005) 5 1697
99 Olympic Dam Copper-Uranium Mine, Adelaide, Australia 1988 761Mt proven and probable, grading 1.5% copper, 0.5g/t gold and 0.6kg/t U3O8 (2004) 169,000t of copper cathode, 4,144t of uranium and 80,517oz of gold (2007-08) 100 1719
100 Obuasi Gold Mine, Ghana 1907 10.7Mt proven ore (2006) 391,000oz Au (2005) 80 8 1001
101 Palabora Copper Mine, South Africa 1964 Underground 225Mt grading 0.7% copper 61,500t of copper in concentrates, 1.13Mt of magnetite and 198,000t of vermiculite, plus nickel sulphate, baddeleyite and precious metals (2006) 25 1121 South Africa's leading copper producer, and is also a major source of vermiculite and baddeleyite (zirconium oxide)
102 Paragominas Bauxite Mine, Brazil 2007 878 million tons 5.4 million tons 54 877
103 Paragominas Bauxite Expansion, Brazil 2008 5.4 million tons 50 877 The 2nd largest single producer of bauxite (aluminium ore) in the world
104 Peñasquito Polymetallic Mine, Zacatecas, Mexico 2009 Total proven and probable reserves of 13Moz Au, 864Moz Ag, 2.7Mt Pb and 5.8Mt Zn Average of 1.7Moz gold-equivalent ounces 34 750
105 Platmin Platinum Mine, Pilanesberg, South Africa 2009 4.4Moz proven and probable 3PGE (platinum, palladium and rhodium) and gold, 3.2Moz attributable to Platmin (2007) 296,000 3PGE+Au oz/year (2010) 30 1121
106 Porgera Gold Mine, Papua New Guinea 1989 7.3Moz Au (2004) 845,000oz Au (2005) 17 1676
107 Prominent Hill Gold/Copper Mine, Australia 2001 2009 1.9Mt Cu and 3.7Moz Au 117,000t copper, 86,000oz gold and 390,000oz silver 21 1715
108 Radomiro Tomic Copper Mine, Chile 1997 800Mt at 0.59% Cu Around 300,000t/y cathode copper 30 839
109 Raglan Nickel Copper Mine, Quebec, Canada 1998 14.85Mt grading 2.8% Ni and 0.77% Cu (proven and probable) (2005) 22,224t nickel; 5,842t copper; 525t cobalt metal (2005) 3 564
110 Ranger Uranium Mine, Australia 1969 1980 21.4Mt of proven reserves 5,240t of uranium (2009) 104 1702 The second largest uranium mine in the world
111 Ravensthorpe Nickel Operation, Australia 2008 235Mt at 0.67% Ni and 0.029% Co 50,000t of contained nickel and 1,400t of contained cobalt per annum 5 1713
112 Red Dog Lead, Zinc and Silver Mine, AK, USA 1989 72.2Mt grading 17.7% Zn and 4.7% Pb (2005) 3.1Mt of ore containing 568,000t Zn, 102,300t Pb and 1.97Moz Ag (2005) 87 550 The mine is the world's largest producer of zinc and has the world's largest zinc reserves.
113 Ridgeway Gold and Copper Mine Cadia Valley, New South Wales, Australia 15Mt @ 2.0g/t Au, 0.66% Cu for 1.0Moz Au and 100kt Cu 314,028oz gold, 40,000t copper 10 1725
114 Rocanville Potash Mine, Saskatchewan, Canada 1970 372Mt mineable; 1,132Mt inferred resource 7.5Mt of ore and 2.57Mt of potash products (2005) 3 799
115 Rössing Uranium Project, Namibia 1979 27.1 Mt at 3.9 ct/t 4,108t 82 1109 It is the fifth largest producer of uranium in the world and*accounts for about 8% of the world's uranium oxide production.
116 Sabodala Gold Project , Senegal 2008 1.4Moz of contained gold 150,000oz 3 981
117 Samancor Chrome Mines, South Africa 1975 19.8Mt proven, 51.3Mt probable 1.06Mt of ferrochrome 100 1120
118 San Bartolomé Silver Mine, Potosi, Bolivia 2008 Probable reserves of about 38Mt, at a grade of 124.8g/t About 9Moz 90 846 San Bartolomé will be the world's largest pure silver mine, producing about 9 million ounces a year.
119 Siguiri Gold Mine, Guinea 1998 Ore Reserves: 2.6Moz. Mineral Resources: 4.9Moz 280,000 ounces 6 984
120 Skorpion Zinc Mine, Namibia 2003 21.6Mt at 10.6% Zn 150,000t/yr SHG zinc ingot 15 1109
121 Spence Copper Cathode Mine, Atacama Desert, Chile 2009 313.1 million tons 172,685t*copper 17 839
122 Sunrise Dam, Australia 1997 Ore Reserves (2007)552,000 oz (underground), 1.1m oz (open pit) (2007) 600,000 oz Au 12 1714
123 Sukari Gold Mine, Egypt 2007 7.1 million ounces of gold 200,000oz Au (2010) 4 1025
124 Stillwater / East Boulder Platinum and Palladium Mines, MT, USA 2002 16.4Mt grading 21.6g/t Pt + Pd (2005); East Boulder - 21.7Mt grading 18.2g/t Pt + Pd (2005) 554,000oz of Pd+Pt (2005) 55 775
125 Talvivaara Bioheapleach, Finland 2008 257Mt, at 0.27% Ni, 0.02% Co, 0.14% Cu and 0.55% Zn 33,000t Ni, 1,200t Co, 10,000t Cu and 60,000t Zn 10 136
126 Tara Lead and Zinc Mine, Republic of Ireland 1977 15.7Mt grading approx. 9.0% Zn and 2.0% Pb (proven and probable) 195,800t of zinc and 26,600t of lead (2005) 23 26
127 Tintaya Open Pit Copper Mine, Peru 1985 1.2 million tons CU @ 1.0% Cu of Sulphide and Oxide 120kt copper 12 829
128 Trekkopje Uranium Mine, Namibia 2011 340mt 3,000t*of uranium* 60 1108
129 Venetia Diamond Mine, South Africa 1992 117.4Mt containing 115.7Mct of diamonds (2000) 8.5Mct (2005) 9 1121
130 Worsley Alumina Refinery, Australia 1984 400mt 4.6 mt 46 1712
131 Zaldívar Copper Mine, Chile 1995 2.67Mt of copper (2005) 123,400t of copper (2005) 12 839
132 Zarafshan-Newmont Gold Mine, Uzbekistan 1993 3.4Moz Au (2005) 420,000oz (2004) 9 1425
133 Zinkgruvan Zinc-Lead-Silver Mine, Sweden 1993 8.2Mt proven and probable (2005) 69,981t Zn, 36,674t Pb (2005) 11 105
134 Young-Davidson Gold Mine Project, Canada 2010 3.4Mt Proven and probable reserves (underground): 22.74Mt 70,000oz of gold* 3 572
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Their imperial ambitions being mostly ethiopia & albania.... kinda sad really 
