Polish mining company KGHM Polska Miedź is looking to expand its copper mining activities in Morocco as it tries to make its supply chain shorter, cheaper and more reliable.
The company wants to be closer to its smelting operations in Poland instead of relying heavily on far away mines in the Americas. Morocco is now becoming one of its main focus areas.
This push follows a cooperation deal signed in March 2026 between Morocco’s National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM), Managem, and KGHM. Since then, KGHM has already sent geologists to Morocco to start early field studies. The company says initial findings are expected within weeks.
CEO Remigiusz Paszkiewicz says Morocco is now a serious option in its global mining plans, alongside other projects in Europe, Chile and Argentina.
KGHM produces copper for both its own use and the wider market. In 2025, more than half of its 710,000 tonnes of copper output came from its own raw materials, showing how important control over supply has become for the group.
Morocco is attractive because it is closer to Poland than KGHM’s mines in South America and North America. That means lower transport costs and faster delivery to European customers.
The company is also changing how it works in Poland. Its Legnica site is expected to shift towards recycling copper, while Głogów will become its main smelting centre for raw ore. A full update on this new strategy is expected by the end of the quarter.
Morocco is also trying to grow its mining sector beyond phosphates by attracting more foreign investors and developing new mineral projects.
Other companies are already active in the country, including Steadright Critical Minerals, which is working on copper projects like Copper Valley and Goundafa.
Global demand for copper is expected to stay strong because of electric vehicles, power grid upgrades and data centres. But supply is tight, which is why companies like KGHM are moving quickly to secure new sources.
