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Freeport-McMoRan was the world’s largest copper mining company in Q3 2022 as its attributable copper production amounted to 382 thousand tonnes, which is 5% more than a year ago, primarily reflecting strong production performance and the timing of shipments at Grasberg. BHP is third with 278 thousand tonnes of copper mined in Q3 2022, up 12% compared to Q3 2021, primarily due to strong concentrator throughput at Escondida and record quarterly anode production at Olympic Dam.
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