Analysis for the Global Distribution and Requirement of the Copper Resources

Abstract:

Copper consumption is the largest and the most important metal mineral resources during the process of industrialization, urbanization. This paper analyzes the reserves distribution of the global copper resources, global copper resource investment and development zone, and global mining copper demand increment and its capacity increment trend, showing that, (1) over the next 20 years the global iron and aluminum resource supply relatively loose, copper resources supply pressure is bigger; (2) Global copper resources are relatively scarce, the distribution, Chile, Peru and Australia among the three countries accounted for 53% of global reserves; (3) Along with the growth of the asean and India resource requirements, Africa, southeast Asia and central Asia will become the important resource of supply. (4) Since the 20th century, along with the global demand for resources at the center of transfer to North America, Asia Pacific (Europe), Europe, North America, South America, Australia and southeast Asia, in turn, become the important resource of supply

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 734-737)
• Pages: 32-36
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.734-737.32
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Qun Yi Liu, An Jian Wang, Qi Shen Chen, Ying Li
• Keywords: Global Copper Resources, Reserve Distribution, Resources Supply

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