Table 4.17
Molybdenum Exports by Product Type by Volume
Unit: Metric tonnes · Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 · 2002 to 2025
| Series | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molybdenite concentrates | 53,344 | 51,748 | 78,896 | 77,116 | 83,495 | 92,253 | 64,846 | 74,697 | 67,061 | 76,519 | 78,845 | 68,769 | 88,775 | 102,111 | 100,991 | 104,850 | 107,674 | 98,782 | 129,438 | 98,484 | 90,453 | 88,724 | 80,755 | 100,920 |
| Ferromolybdenum | 2,930 | 4,558 | 5,923 | 9,387 | 14,452 | 15,182 | 17,290 | 11,046 | 12,751 | 17,476 | 15,725 | 13,286 | 14,831 | 5,689 | 6,249 | 6,943 | 11,041 | 8,767 | 7,301 | 12,280 | 9,969 | 8,984 | 8,274 | 5,475 |
| Molybdenum oxides and hydroxides | 2,892 | 3,193 | 4,556 | 4,616 | 6,491 | 5,331 | 5,678 | 3,935 | 6,356 | 4,803 | 4,738 | 4,752 | 7,501 | 7,088 | 9,727 | 10,329 | 11,434 | 10,084 | 10,777 | 11,311 | 8,709 | 11,839 | 10,440 | 11,042 |
| Molybdates | 1,064 | 1,279 | 905 | 805 | 985 | 655 | 1,106 | 1,757 | 1,224 | 941 | 741 | 712 | 1,446 | 1,006 | 1,558 | 2,167 | 1,214 | 1,766 | 1,002 | 1,800 | 1,514 | 1,569 | 1,431 | 845 |
| Metallic molybdenum and waste | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 239 | < 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | < 1 | < 1 | 0 | < 1 | < 1 |
| TOTAL | 60,229 | 60,778 | 90,280 | 91,925 | 105,423 | 113,421 | 88,919 | 91,454 | 87,392 | 99,978 | 100,049 | 87,520 | 112,553 | 115,894 | 118,526 | 124,289 | 131,362 | 119,399 | 148,519 | 123,875 | 110,645 | 111,115 | 100,901 | 118,282 |
Notes of the table
- (1) Las cantidades corresponden al peso bruto del producto exportado y no a su contenido metálico fino. / Quantities correspond to the gross weight of the exported product and not to its fine metal content.
Source stated in the table
Elaborado por COCHILCO a partir del registro de exportaciones por código arancelario del Servicio Nacional de Aduanas de Chile. / Prepared by COCHILCO based on export records by tariff code from the National Customs Service of Chile.
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.