Table 4.3

Mining Exports by Mineral Group by Volume

Unit: Metric tonnes · Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 · 2002 to 2025

Mining Exports by Mineral Group by Volume. Metric tonnes
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
METALLIC MINING
Copper (2)	7,628,804	8,296,264	10,152,137	9,938,482	9,725,791	10,452,845	10,126,425	9,833,140	10,113,132	9,549,322	11,092,754	12,219,114	12,443,270	12,463,280	13,411,567	13,650,243	14,993,995	15,607,482	15,342,097	15,425,416	13,932,390	14,202,654	16,709,835	16,607,256
Molybdenum (3)	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
Other copper by-products (4)	20	16	14	22	96	27	30	26	26	28	33	24	20	20	26	22	30	31	15	17	20	25	26	35
Gold (5)	13,626	10,413	6,644	2,547	3,154	3,201	7,535	10,772	7,350	8,332	10,570	10,247	8,600	961	5,192	7,388	1,156	876	2,124	4,947	8,966	15,803	18,174	20,746
Silver (6)	2,336	7,893	11,416	9,836	11,781	10,791	7,850	906	761	3,980	8,766	9,977	9,419	9,247	6,727	4,452	455	370	412	404	466	498	295	237
Other precious metals (7)	< 1	< 1	3	0	0	< 1	0	0	0	0	286	0	0	0	0	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 1	1	< 1	< 1
Iron (8)	6,258,815	5,564,236	5,396,124	6,213,699	5,938,371	6,957,454	6,514,685	8,842,687	10,657,681	10,788,347	12,269,274	12,875,837	14,545,123	14,160,892	15,505,712	14,854,527	13,944,830	8,446,367	15,671,695	16,371,171	14,843,400	16,229,244	15,633,839	14,465,006
Base metals and other metals (9)	14,726	15,583	14,843	16,532	19,794	18,762	18,015	18,023	27,426	30,348	31,585	41,373	40,426	34,969	34,063	37,311	42,831	40,285	40,230	41,626	44,772	45,949	59,753	62,909
Other metallic mining (10)	88,904	76,558	69,589	96,401	98,445	70,505	94,818	49,109	70,898	70,959	71,405	70,390	89,994	125,375	103,108	73,681	80,634	24,299	59,061	67,967	45,432	70,857	79,922	71,851
NON-METALLIC MINING
Lithium (11)	36,679	42,024	49,239	44,983	46,312	57,549	65,210	39,305	65,348	88,099	94,042	89,604	88,230	80,404	107,714	84,247	83,891	95,708	110,327	150,157	220,489	218,382	262,668	255,470
Iodine (12)	11,359	13,870	15,017	16,098	15,452	16,216	18,033	15,120	17,633	18,302	18,885	19,255	20,395	20,000	20,283	20,015	20,668	21,987	21,727	20,278	23,257	22,219	24,339	23,896
Nitrates and potassium salts (13)	813,550	914,284	771,850	754,724	294,382	319,273	352,382	674,153	1,328,744	1,083,626	1,923,226	1,847,526	2,052,004	1,777,657	2,065,291	1,872,516	1,337,695	871,676	1,176,602	1,224,301	1,173,829	800,376	964,386	609,595
Salt (14)	2,794,531	4,741,176	4,002,700	4,865,631	3,640,370	2,815,044	5,581,382	6,829,679	6,544,138	8,781,987	6,104,824	6,881,329	9,965,634	10,029,972	5,872,715	6,142,890	9,349,240	8,640,195	6,089,957	7,446,741	8,687,436	8,152,184	6,400,201	8,478,108
Other industrial minerals (15)	181,222	199,665	188,360	152,567	137,936	177,541	142,873	122,031	148,008	162,455	176,984	155,338	148,810	131,312	135,911	158,317	143,042	146,540	196,179	227,537	183,934	194,471	209,718	239,080
METALLURGICAL RESIDUES AND BY-PRODUCTS
Metallurgical residues and by-products (16)	63,205	4,422	68,578	2,334	39,114	6,675	8,322	16,038	17,390	110,054	51,513	23,658	34,966	4,156	22,738	4,293	9,393	45,985	116,207	72,168	48,513	40,796	63,053	71,457

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.
(2) Cobre: Incluye minerales y concentrados, matas y cementos de cobre, cobre para afino, blíster y ánodos, cobre refinado en bruto —cátodos y demás formas—, aleaciones de cobre en bruto, polvo y escamas, y desperdicios y desechos. / Copper: Includes copper ores and concentrates, copper mattes and cement copper, copper for refining, blister copper and anodes, unwrought refined copper —cathodes and other forms—, unwrought copper alloys, powders and flakes, and waste and scrap.
(3) Molibdeno: Comprende concentrados de molibdenita, óxidos e hidróxidos de molibdeno, molibdatos, ferromolibdeno, molibdeno metálico y sus desperdicios. / Molybdenum: Includes molybdenite concentrates, molybdenum oxides and hydroxides, molybdates, ferromolybdenum, metallic molybdenum and its waste.
(4) Otros subproductos del cobre: Actualmente corresponde únicamente a renio. El selenio y el telurio no registran exportaciones bajo un código arancelario propio. / Other copper by-products: Currently corresponds only to rhenium. Selenium and tellurium do not have exports recorded under their own tariff codes.
(5) Oro: Comprende oro en bruto, semilabrado y en polvo, además de minerales de oro y otros metales preciosos. Excluye joyería y monedas, que no se consideran productos mineros. / Gold: Includes unwrought, semi-manufactured and powdered gold, as well as gold ores and ores containing other precious metals. Excludes jewellery and coins, which are not considered mining products.
(6) Plata: Comprende plata en bruto, semilabrada y en polvo, además de minerales de plata. Excluye joyería. / Silver: Includes unwrought, semi-manufactured and powdered silver, as well as silver ores. Excludes jewellery.
(7) Otros metales preciosos: Incluye paladio, platino, rodio, iridio, osmio y rutenio, en bruto o semielaborados. / Other precious metals: Includes palladium, platinum, rhodium, iridium, osmium, and ruthenium, in unwrought or semi-manufactured forms.
(8) Hierro: Comprende minerales de hierro sin aglomerar, minerales aglomerados —pellets— y piritas de hierro tostadas. / Iron: Includes non-agglomerated iron ores, agglomerated iron ores —pellets—, and roasted iron pyrites.
(9) Metales base y otros metales: Incluye aluminio, plomo, cinc, estaño, níquel, tungsteno y otros metales comunes en bruto o semielaborados. Chile no produce la mayoría de estos metales; una parte relevante corresponde a reexportaciones o material reprocesado, por lo que esta categoría no representa producción nacional. / Base metals and other metals: Includes aluminium, lead, zinc, tin, nickel, tungsten, and other common metals in unwrought or semi-manufactured forms. Chile does not produce most of these metals; a significant share corresponds to re-exports or reprocessed material, therefore this category does not represent domestic production.
(10) Resto minería metálica: Incluye minerales y concentrados metálicos distintos del cobre, molibdeno, oro, plata e hierro. / Other metallic mining: Includes metallic ores and concentrates other than copper, molybdenum, gold, silver, and iron.
(11) Litio: Comprende carbonatos, óxidos e hidróxidos, cloruro y minerales de litio. Las cantidades corresponden al peso bruto del compuesto exportado y no a su equivalente de carbonato de litio (LCE), por lo que no son sumables entre sí en términos de contenido de litio. / Lithium: Includes carbonates, oxides and hydroxides, lithium chloride, and lithium ores. Quantities correspond to the gross weight of the exported compound and not to lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE); therefore, they cannot be added together in terms of lithium content.
(12) Yodo: Incluye yodo, yoduros y oxiyoduros obtenidos del caliche. / Iodine: Includes iodine, iodides, and oxyiodides obtained from caliche.
(13) Nitratos y sales de potasio: Incluye cloruro de potasio, salitre sódico —nitrato de sodio—, salitre potásico —nitrato de potasio—, sulfato de potasio y otras sales potásicas. El salitre potásico se incorpora al total en esta edición, debido a que comparte el caliche y el proceso productivo con el salitre sódico, previamente incluido. Excluye la urea y otros fertilizantes nitrogenados sintéticos. / Nitrates and potassium salts: Includes potassium chloride, sodium nitrate, sodium nitrate-based saltpeter, potassium nitrate-based saltpeter, potassium sulfate and other potassium salts. Potassium nitrate-based saltpeter is included in the total in this edition, as it shares the caliche ore and production process with sodium nitrate-based saltpeter, which was previously included. Excludes urea and other synthetic nitrogen fertilizers.
(14) Sal: Comprende sal marina, sal de mesa, sal desnaturalizada y cloruro de sodio puro. / Salt: Includes sea salt, table salt, denatured salt, and pure sodium chloride.
(15) Minerales industriales: Agrupa 82 códigos arancelarios. Los principales productos corresponden a ácido bórico y bórax refinado, boratos, cal, clínker y cementos, azufre y piritas, tierras silíceas y sulfato de sodio. Incluye además piedras preciosas y semipreciosas. / Industrial minerals: Groups 82 tariff codes. The main products include boric acid and refined borax, borates, lime, clinker and cement, sulfur and pyrites, siliceous earths and sodium sulfate. It also includes precious and semi-precious stones.
(16) Residuos y subproductos metalúrgicos: Incluye cenizas, escorias y residuos con contenido metálico, incluidos aquellos que contienen cobre y metales preciosos. No existe doble contabilización con las categorías de cobre, oro o plata, ya que corresponden a códigos arancelarios distintos, aunque el mineral de origen puede ser el mismo. / Metallurgical residues and by-products: Includes ashes, slags, and residues containing metals, including those containing copper and precious metals. There is no double counting with copper, gold, or silver categories, as they correspond to different tariff codes, although the source mineral may be the same.

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.

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n.d.: no data · n.a.: not applicable · “< 1”: less than one unit.