Base Metals Mining in the US to 2020

1 Executive Summary

2 Copper Mining in the US – Reserves, Production, Consumption and Exports

2.1 Reserves by State and Country

2.2 Historic and Forecast Production

2.2.1 Production by state

2.3 Active Mines

2.4 Exploration Projects

2.5 Development Projects

2.6 Consumption vs. Exports

2.6.1 Consumption by sector

2.6.2 Exports by country

2.7 Domestic Smelting and Refining Facilities

3 Zinc Mining in the US – Reserves, Production, Consumption and Exports

3.1 Reserves by State and Country

3.2 Historic and Forecast Production

3.3 Active Mines

3.4 Exploration Projects

3.5 Development Projects

3.6 Consumption vs. Exports

3.6.1 Consumption by sector

3.6.2 Exports by country

3.7 Domestic Smelting and Refining Facilities

4 Lead Mining in the US – Reserves, Production, Consumption and Exports

4.1 Reserves by State and Country

4.2 Historic and Forecast Production

4.3 Active Mines

4.4 Exploration Projects

4.5 Development Projects

4.6 Consumption vs. Exports

4.6.1 Exports by country

4.7 Demand Drivers

4.7.1 Increasing automobile production

5 Major Base Metal Producers in the US

5.1 Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

5.2 Rio Tinto Plc

5.3 Teck Resources Ltd

5.4 Hecla Mining Company

5.5 Nyrstar NV

6 Fiscal Regime

6.1 The US Mining Industry – Governing Bodies

6.1.1 Federal

6.1.2 State

6.2 The US Mining Industry – Governing Laws

6.2.1 Federal laws

6.3 The US Mining Industry – Mining Ownership, Licenses

6.3.2 Exploratory license

6.3.3 State permits

6.4 The US Mining Industry – Rights and Obligations

6.4.1 Rights

6.4.2 Obligations

6.5 The US Mining Industry – Key Fiscal Terms

6.5.1 Bonus

6.5.2 Rentals

6.5.3 Occupation tax

6.5.4 Mining claim fees

6.5.5 State fee

6.5.6 State mineral resources severance tax and fees

6.5.7 State real property tax

6.5.8 Corporate taxes

6.5.9 Alternative minimum tax

6.5.10 Deductions and allowances

6.5.11 Depreciation

6.5.12 Branch profit tax

6.5.13 Withholding tax

6.5.14 Loss carry forward

6.6 Future Development

7 Appendix

7.1 Abbreviations

7.2 Bibliography

7.3 Secondary Research

7.4 Primary Research

7.5 Contact GlobalData

7.6 About GlobalData

7.7 GlobalData’s Services

7.8 Disclaimer

Table 1: Base Metals Mining in the US – Global Ranking of Copper, Zinc and Lead by Production and Reserves, 2015

Table 2: Copper Mining in the US – Copper Reserves by Country (Million Tonnes), 2016

Table 3: Copper Mining in the US – Historic and Forecast Copper Mine Production (Thousand Tonnes) vs. Copper Prices (US$/Tonne), 2000–2020

Table 4: Copper Mining in the US – Active Mines, 2016

Table 5: Copper Mining in the US – Exploration Projects, 2016

Table 6: Copper Mining in the US – Development Projects, 2016

Table 7: Copper Mining in the US – Historic and Forecast Copper Metal Consumption (Thousand Tonnes) vs. Copper Ores and Concentrates Exports (Thousand Tonnes), 2000–2020

Table 8: Copper Mining in the US – Consumption by Sector (Thousand Tonnes), 2015

Table 9: Copper Mining in the US – Exports by Country (Thousand Tonnes), 2001–2015

Table 10: Zinc Mining in the US – Zinc Reserves by Country (Million Tonnes), 2016

Table 11: Zinc Mining in the US – Historic and Forecast Zinc Mine Production (Thousand Tonnes) vs. Zinc Prices (US$/Tonne), 2000–2020

Table 12: Zinc Mining in the US – Active Mines, 2016

Table 13: Zinc Mining in the US – Exploration Projects, 2016

Table 14: Zinc Mining in the US – Development Projects, 2016

Table 15: Zinc Mining in the US – Historic and Forecast Zinc Metal Consumption (Thousand Tonnes) vs. Zinc Ores and Concentrates Exports (Thousand Tonnes), 2000–2020

Table 16: Zinc Mining in the US – Consumption by Sector (Thousand Tonnes), 2015

Table 17: Zinc Mining in the US – Exports by Country (Thousand Tonnes), 2015

Table 18: Lead Mining in the US – Lead Reserves by Country (Million Tonnes), 2016

Table 19: Lead Mining in the US – Historic and Forecast Lead Mine Production (Thousand Tonnes) vs. Lead Prices (US$/Tonne), 2000–2020

Table 20: Lead Mining in the US – Active Mines, 2016

Table 21: Lead Mining in the US – Exploration Projects, 2016

Table 22: Lead Mining in the US – Development Projects, 2016

Table 23: Lead Mining in the US – Historic and Forecast Lead Metal Consumption (Thousand Tonnes) vs. Lead Ores and Concentrates Exports (Thousand Tonnes), 2000–2020

Table 24: Lead Mining in the US – Exports by Country (Thousand Tonnes), 2015

Table 25: Lead Mining in the US – Indexed Table for The US Lead Mine Production, Automobile Production and Sales, 2005–2016

Table 26: Base Metals Mining in the US – Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Major Projects, 2016

Table 27: Base Metals Mining in the US – Rio Tinto Plc Major Projects, 2016

Table 28: Base Metals Mining in the US – Teck Resources Ltd Major Projects, 2016

Table 29: Base Metals Mining in the US – Hecla Mining Company Major Projects, 2016

Table 30: Base Metals Mining in the US – Nyrstar NV Major Projects, 2016

Table 31: The Mining Industry in the US – Minnesota Occupation Tax Rates (%), 2015

Table 32: The Mining Industry in the US – Mining Claim Fees (US$), 2015

Table 33: The Mining Industry in the US – Tennessee Mining Fees (US$), 2015

Table 34: The Mining Industry in the US – Alaska Mining License Tax on Net Income (%), 2015

Table 35: The Mining Industry in the US – Nevada Mineral Resources, Net Proceeds Tax Rates (%), 2015

Table 36: The Mining Industry in the US – State Federal Income Tax Rates (%), 2015

Table 37: The Mining Industry in the US – State Corporate Income Tax Rates (%), 2015

Table 38: The Mining Industry in the US – Arkansas State Corporate Income Tax Rates (%), 2015

Table 39: The Mining Industry in the US – Kentucky State Corporate Income Tax Rates (%), 2015

Table 40: The Mining Industry in the US – Louisiana State Corporate Income Tax Rates (%), 2015

Table 41: The Mining Industry in the US – Mississippi State Corporate Income Tax Rates (%), 2015

Table 42: The Mining Industry in the US – New Mexico State Corporate Income Tax Rates (%), 2015

Table 43: The Mining Industry in the US – North Dakota State Corporate Income Tax Rates (%), 2015

Table 44: The Mining Industry in the US – Percentage Mineral Depletion Rates (%), 2015

Figure 1: Copper Mining in the US – Copper Reserves by Country (%), 2016

Figure 2: Copper Mining in the US – Historic and Forecast Copper Mine Production (Thousand Tonnes) vs. Copper Prices (US$/Tonne), 2000–2020

Figure 3: Copper Mining in the US – Major Copper Producing States, 2016

Figure 4: Copper Mining in the US – Historic and Forecast Copper Metal Consumption (Thousand Tonnes) vs. Copper Ores and Concentrates Exports (Thousand Tonnes), 2000–2020

Figure 5: Copper Mining in the US – Consumption by Sector (%), 2015

Figure 6: Copper Mining in the US – Exports by Country (%), 2015

Figure 7: Zinc Mining in the US – Zinc Reserves by Country (%), 2016

Figure 8: Zinc Mining in the US – Historic and Forecast Zinc Mine Production (Thousand Tonnes) vs. Zinc Prices US$/Tonne), 2000–2020

Figure 9: Zinc Mining in the US – Historic and Forecast Zinc Metal Consumption (Thousand Tonnes) vs. Zinc Ores and Concentrates Exports (Thousand Tonnes), 2001–2020

Figure 10: Zinc Mining in the US – Consumption by Sector (%), 2015

Figure 11: Zinc Mining in the US – Exports by Country (%), 2015

Figure 12: Lead Mining in the US – Lead Reserves by Country (%), 2016

Figure 13: Lead Mining in the US – Historic and Forecast Lead Mine Production (Thousand Tonnes) vs. Lead Prices (US$/Tonne), 2000–2020

Figure 14: Lead Mining in the US – Lead Producing States, 2016

Figure 15: Lead Mining in the US – Historic and Forecast Lead Metal Consumption (Thousand Tonnes) vs. Lead Ores and Concentrates Exports (Thousand Tonnes), 2000–2020

Figure 16: Lead Mining in the US – Exports by Country (%), 2015

Figure 17: Lead Mining in the US – Indexed Graph for The US Lead Mine Production, Automobile Production and Sales, 2005–2016