Table 7.2

Mining Production by Resource Type: Metals, Industrial Minerals and Energy Resources, Tarapacá Region

Unit: Physical quantities · Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 · 2000 to 2025

Mining Production by Resource Type: Metals, Industrial Minerals and Energy Resources, Tarapacá Region. Physical quantities
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
METALLIC MINING
Copper (MT copper content)	628,128	661,232	635,622	606,327	681,078	609,722	653,082	647,853	671,133	729,986	694,887	626,370	431,137	588,722	607,991	578,616	615,420	613,515	650,880	658,277	711,346	698,985	631,560	672,852	766,379	596,042
Molybdenum (MT molybdenum content)	0	0	0	0	0	349	3,362	4,038	2,471	2,541	4,476	6,659	1,953	2,992	6,125	5,181	3,698	2,893	3,175	2,905	3,756	4,696	6,763	4,554	2,727	3,122
Gold (kg gold content)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Silver (kg silver content)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Iron (kMT iron content)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lead (MT lead content)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zinc (MT zinc content)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Manganese (MT manganese content)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS (MT)
Clays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bauxitic clay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Plastic clay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bentonite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kaolin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calcium carbonate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Limestone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
White calcium carbonate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Coquina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sodium chloride	5,082,911	5,989,416	3,502,613	6,213,473	4,938,928	6,067,583	4,580,471	4,403,743	6,431,029	8,382,215	7,694,879	9,966,038	8,057,130	6,576,960	10,553,440	11,831,116	8,139,914	7,440,741	10,012,105	10,476,823	9,574,159	8,565,307	10,501,352	10,721,181	8,938,398	8,972,141
Boron compounds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Boric acid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ulexite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithium compounds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithium carbonate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithium chloride	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithium hydroxide	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithium sulfate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Potassium compounds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Potassium chloride	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Potassium sulfate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Diatomite	11,838	10,062	13,701	9,780	14,961	9,891	11,813	15,268	15,910	14,882	20,311	16,847	17,479	20,935	23,440	21,452	22,526	22,534	21,642	18,340	17,780	23,967	23,155	16,195	17,323	22,594
Dolomite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Feldspar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nitrates	0	0	0	0	94,587	131,180	157,099	167,176	193,078	65,364	76,537	78,679	15,363	31,363	30,266	27,541	33,702	58,235	52,993	53,003	70,248	50,296	66,537	64,952	59,452	63,779
Perlite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pyrophyllite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pumicite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Silica resources	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Silica sand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Quartz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Phosphate rocks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,892	1,649	845	1,625	1,266	2,915	2,717	3,408	4,601	4,238	4,154	3,405	2,091	2,229	3,346	2,365	459	2,675
Apatite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Phosphorite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Guano	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,892	1,649	845	1,625	1,266	2,915	2,717	3,408	4,601	4,238	4,154	3,405	2,091	2,229	3,346	2,365	459	2,675
Ornamental rocks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lapis Lazuli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marble	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Travertine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Copper sulfate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sodium sulfate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Talc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gypsum	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Iodine	4,450	5,186	7,200	7,373	8,118	9,047	10,493	9,975	10,340	11,343	10,469	11,005	11,397	11,927	11,615	13,548	13,527	11,880	13,391	13,295	14,384	13,055	15,538	17,150	16,983	15,451
Zeolite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ENERGY RESOURCES
Coal (net MT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Natural gas (million m3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Crude oil (m3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Notes of the table

(1) Las cifras correspondientes al año 2025 son preliminares. / Figures for 2025 are preliminary.

Source stated in the table

Comisión Chilena del Cobre: cifras de cobre y molibdeno. / Chilean Copper Commission (COCHILCO): copper and molybdenum data. Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería: excepto cobre y molibdeno. / National Geology and Mining Service (SERNAGEOMIN): all other data.

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.