North Copper Co., Ltd.

Chinese copper miner, smelter and processor of copper products

What North Copper does

North Copper digs copper ore out of the ground in China, processes and smelts it into refined copper, then rolls it into finished products. Its main outputs are cathode copper (the standard refined copper traded worldwide), copper alloy strip, and rolled copper foil used in electronics. Along the way it recovers valuable by-products from the smelting process, including gold, silver, palladium and sulfuric acid.

How North Copper makes money

It earns revenue by selling refined copper and processed copper products (foil, strip, copper-clad laminate) into China's industrial and electronics supply chains, with margins tied to copper prices and smelting/processing spreads. Additional income comes from selling smelting by-products such as gold, silver, sponge palladium and sulfuric acid, plus smaller services in environmental monitoring, materials testing and mining machinery.

Products & services

• Cathode copper
• Copper alloy strip
• Rolled copper foil
• Copper-clad laminate
• Gold and silver ingots
• Industrial sulfuric acid and sponge palladium