Table 3.3
Chilean Silver Production by Source
Unit: kg silver content · Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 · 2000 to 2025
| Series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SILVER MINING | 350 | 584 | 796 | 424 | 129 | 133 | 298 | 173 | 200 | 5 | 657 | 1,360 | 4,072 | 3,509 | 62 | 248 | 175 | 1,323 | 20 | 0 | 51 | 40 | 13 | 167 | 64 | 0 |
| COPPER MINING | 674,090 | 687,695 | 591,899 | 653,467 | 747,095 | 857,435 | 852,908 | 853,495 | 792,177 | 778,729 | 809,983 | 769,514 | 716,955 | 731,935 | 1,152,953 | 1,169,953 | 1,225,311 | 1,129,613 | 1,213,739 | 1,149,938 | 1,400,437 | 1,248,815 | 1,154,129 | 1,128,594 | 1,087,135 | 1,035,859 |
| GOLD MINING | 565,968 | 656,926 | 614,826 | 655,735 | 609,857 | 539,404 | 752,303 | 1,079,420 | 603,934 | 518,177 | 474,584 | 517,560 | 472,013 | 435,225 | 410,089 | 326,792 | 269,586 | 184,834 | 153,950 | 159,383 | 171,919 | 131,708 | 117,305 | 132,061 | 264,944 | 266,955 |
| LEAD AND ZINC MINING | 1,786 | 3,463 | 2,952 | 3,163 | 3,059 | 2,567 | 1,655 | 3,379 | 8,709 | 4,107 | 1,464 | 2,838 | 1,481 | 3,176 | 8,684 | 7,278 | 6,364 | 2,812 | 2,528 | 0 | 3,387 | 2,478 | 2,916 | 1,465 | 2,420 | 2,633 |
| TOTAL PRODUCTION | 1,242,194 | 1,348,668 | 1,210,473 | 1,312,789 | 1,360,140 | 1,399,539 | 1,607,164 | 1,936,467 | 1,405,020 | 1,301,018 | 1,286,688 | 1,291,272 | 1,194,521 | 1,173,845 | 1,571,788 | 1,504,271 | 1,501,436 | 1,318,582 | 1,370,237 | 1,309,321 | 1,575,794 | 1,383,041 | 1,274,363 | 1,262,287 | 1,354,563 | 1,305,447 |
Notes of the table
- (1) Las cifras correspondientes al año 2025 son preliminares. / Figures for 2025 are preliminary.
Source stated in the table
Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN) / National Geology and Mining Service of Chile (SERNAGEOMIN)
Source: Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco), Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 (XLSX), 2026. Read on Oct 6, 2026.
n.d.: no data · n.a.: not applicable · “< 1”: less than one unit.