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Which regions had major areas of copper mining?

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Copper mining in the United States has been a major industry since the rise of the northern Michigan copper district in the 1840s. In 2017 the United States produced 1.27 million metric tonnes of copper, worth $8 billion, making it the world's fourth largest copper producer, after Chile, China, and Peru

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Chile – 5.6 million tonnes. ...

Chile – 5.6 million tonnes. ...Peru – 2.4 million tonnes. ...

Chile – 5.6 million tonnes. ...Peru – 2.4 million tonnes. ...China – 1.6 million tonnes. ...

DRC – 1.3 million tonnes. ...

DRC – 1.3 million tonnes. ...USA – 1.3 million tonnes

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