Table 7.3

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

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

Mining Production by Resource Type: Metals, Industrial Minerals and Energy Resources, Antofagasta 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)	2,301,191	2,328,084	2,343,627	2,592,859	2,877,380	2,889,325	2,909,173	3,157,109	2,888,079	2,922,036	2,921,656	2,719,606	2,929,659	2,994,888	3,031,501	3,073,746	2,906,045	2,854,536	3,126,528	3,112,078	3,073,687	3,003,345	2,969,890	2,954,934	3,119,847	3,182,218
Molybdenum (MT molybdenum content)	13,905	15,218	12,878	16,432	24,271	26,825	17,780	19,065	12,940	13,068	12,115	12,837	7,778	8,065	15,528	20,685	29,500	33,832	25,523	21,701	26,295	20,239	17,943	17,977	16,022	18,551
Gold (kg gold content)	16,221	14,470	15,483	17,081	17,519	16,267	13,317	14,003	12,848	12,626	15,081	20,632	22,826	23,298	20,593	19,289	22,167	18,479	22,314	24,911	20,484	21,057	19,322	21,332	17,948	18,409
Silver (kg silver content)	495,861	539,416	476,647	496,718	556,213	663,777	649,091	743,590	730,105	726,146	758,371	682,401	525,057	507,301	926,832	902,916	917,214	787,126	905,140	884,726	1,136,380	916,871	868,674	868,686	822,709	879,084
Iron (kMT iron content)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	305	696	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	883,543	962,614	825,400	949,732	1,249,533	1,432,207	1,390,401	1,673,087	1,664,605	1,850,150	1,822,908	1,579,044	1,886,867	1,857,015	1,468,698	1,363,038	1,851,077	1,887,328	1,839,220	1,151,775	1,122,822	1,030,531	861,404	1,020,529	1,099,466	1,156,068
Limestone	883,543	962,614	825,400	949,732	1,249,533	1,432,207	1,390,401	1,673,087	1,664,605	1,850,150	1,822,908	1,579,044	1,886,867	1,857,015	1,468,698	1,363,038	1,851,077	1,887,328	1,839,220	1,151,775	1,122,822	1,030,531	861,404	1,020,529	1,099,466	1,156,068
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	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
Boron compounds (2)	26,417	35,424	23,325	37,532	33,233	27,771	16,281	0	62,122	159,961	35,488	22,230	21,273	56,457	47,815	31,611	33,423	27,842	20,671	4,931	798	25,291	34,249	28,639	37,343	n.d.
Boric acid	9,831	9,644	9,000	8,690	8,545	8,774	8,446	7,143	7,525	5,214	0	2,898	5,085	1,546	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ulexite	26,417	35,424	23,325	37,532	33,233	27,771	16,281	0	62,122	159,961	35,488	22,230	21,273	56,457	47,815	31,611	33,423	27,842	20,671	4,931	798	25,291	34,249	28,639	37,343	n.d.
Lithium compounds	35,869	31,320	35,242	41,667	44,465	44,276	51,201	59,637	56,881	30,538	52,851	69,597	71,594	60,646	62,253	56,375	78,182	81,378	97,323	112,607	124,602	162,477	303,241	302,457	325,484	396,897
Lithium carbonate	35,869	31,320	35,242	41,667	43,971	43,091	46,241	51,292	48,469	25,154	44,025	59,933	62,002	52,358	55,074	50,418	70,831	73,563	87,029	100,787	114,260	150,348	201,950	220,256	250,605	259,571
Lithium chloride	0	0	0	0	494	681	1,166	4,185	4,362	2,397	3,725	3,864	4,145	4,091	2,985	2,069	1,775	2,535	3,826	1,886	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithium hydroxide	0	0	0	0	0	504	3,794	4,160	4,050	2,987	5,101	5,800	5,447	4,197	4,194	3,888	5,576	5,280	6,468	9,934	9,030	12,129	15,763	23,071	21,364	29,817
Lithium sulfate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,312	0	85,528	59,130	53,515	107,509
Potassium compounds	790,587	918,257	943,808	921,239	920,034	895,916	817,855	846,545	917,091	1,130,952	1,525,996	1,371,689	1,686,408	1,901,215	1,870,301	1,889,075	2,087,828	1,975,251	1,569,067	1,108,494	1,535,189	1,415,177	1,071,641	1,177,670	1,063,180	993,513
Potassium chloride	641,885	747,839	770,599	764,065	742,709	733,814	647,449	690,692	753,995	942,309	1,523,222	1,328,504	1,581,226	1,838,735	1,759,490	1,775,974	1,964,201	1,900,166	1,569,067	1,082,059	1,509,723	1,394,456	1,066,666	1,177,670	1,063,180	993,513
Potassium sulfate	148,702	170,418	173,209	157,174	177,325	162,102	170,406	155,853	163,096	188,643	2,774	43,185	105,182	62,480	110,811	113,101	123,627	75,085	0	26,435	25,466	20,721	4,975	0	0	0
Diatomite	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
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	988,410	1,072,273	1,174,232	1,133,921	1,307,779	1,151,635	954,672	993,208	964,504	983,342	982,175	849,243	807,221	728,021	691,865	767,789	772,171	794,687	896,441	814,582	926,267	905,220	776,785	657,988	696,810	749,238
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	81,140	57,971	86,621	81,846	76,253	92,896	79,546	94,391	98,006	119,290	96,056	99,840	119,253	103,591	66,866	56,320	43,299	43,089	40,681	54,909	55,357	70,871	64,722	58,505	77,229	66,840
Silica resources	157,264	118,928	147,860	131,021	72,769	106,851	98,553	90,383	78,380	95,209	78,979	85,600	65,297	43,907	47,628	35,912	2,251	0	50,711	20,643	0	10,659	24,470	0	42,200	54,000
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	30,100	41,100
Quartz	157,264	118,928	147,860	131,021	72,769	106,851	98,553	90,383	78,380	95,209	78,979	85,600	65,297	43,907	47,628	35,912	2,251	0	50,711	20,643	0	10,659	24,470	0	12,100	12,900
Phosphate rocks	9,945	9,122	8,209	6,596	7,885	5,841	8,686	10,450	17,896	5,614	4,609	9,879	4,175	8,441	5,127	4,981	1,604	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Apatite	9,945	9,122	8,209	6,596	7,885	5,841	8,686	10,450	17,896	5,614	4,609	9,879	4,175	8,441	5,127	4,981	1,604	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ornamental rocks	0	0	0	0	0	4,680	12,020	14,805	11,413	5,473	4,015	4,117	4,467	5,599	4,176	2,999	3,292	1,220	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	4,680	12,020	14,805	11,413	5,473	4,015	4,117	4,467	5,599	4,176	2,999	3,292	1,220	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Copper sulfate	0	0	0	0	4,611	9,150	4,959	4,414	5,154	3,292	3,696	2,214	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sodium sulfate	56,501	67,760	70,776	44,011	30,622	15,730	100	100	128	112	60	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	11,818	2,208	7,290	11,641	13,496	15,204	16,271	15,650	15,356	22,459	13,851	26,292	20,836	26,053	10,263	12,958	14,327	14,226	11,431	5,826	6,617	12,829	14,768	17,734	19,509	26,111
Iodine	6,024	6,169	4,448	8,207	6,813	6,299	6,001	5,498	5,163	6,056	5,324	4,995	6,097	8,729	7,374	7,631	4,917	6,096	6,825	7,531	7,557	6,139	5,078	5,287	5,728	6,377
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

n.d.: Datos no disponibles / Data not available
(1) Las cifras correspondientes al año 2025 son preliminares. / Figures for 2025 are preliminary.
(2) Debido a que la producción de ácido bórico proviene de la producción de ulexita, los montos no son sumables; por lo tanto, la producción de compuestos de boro corresponde a la producción de ulexita. / Since boric acid production is derived from ulexite production, figures are not additive; therefore, boron compounds production corresponds to ulexite production.

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.