KGHM Polska Miedź
Polish multinational mining and metallurgy corporation, founded in 1961, producing copper, refined silver and other non-ferrous metals across three continents with around 34,000 employees.
KGHM Polska Miedź is a Polish multinational mining corporation founded in 1961 and headquartered in Lubin, in south-western Poland, where it works the region's copper deposits. The company operates across three continents and employs approximately 34,000 people worldwide, giving it a corporate footprint spanning multiple jurisdictions and industrial domains.
Its activities cover the full production chain: technologically advanced exploration, mining, enrichment, metallurgy, smelting and refining of copper ores and other non-ferrous metals. Copper is produced from ore extraction through to refining, refined silver is produced as a by-product of the copper operations, and the company also produces other non-ferrous metals. KGHM is one of the world's largest copper producers and a global leader in refined silver production.
Over more than six decades of operation, the group has developed alongside a stated commitment to sustainable development principles and environmental stewardship, with a focus on technologically advanced exploration and smelting. Its industrial base spans mining, metallurgy, smelting and refining, non-ferrous metals, and copper and silver production.