Table 7.5

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

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

Mining Production by Resource Type: Metals, Industrial Minerals and Energy Resources, Coquimbo 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)	344,715	406,255	359,942	358,784	383,524	357,223	355,642	318,644	373,170	340,485	443,133	498,411	497,771	500,355	487,934	457,294	449,676	439,250	442,988	439,523	434,529	385,619	327,907	357,816	381,102	366,227
Molybdenum (MT molybdenum content)	5,053	6,933	7,847	8,688	7,853	8,710	9,847	10,156	7,759	7,792	8,759	9,879	12,216	8,969	7,943	10,150	7,164	10,597	13,352	11,256	10,928	9,275	7,270	8,158	8,402	12,505
Gold (kg gold content)	14,679	7,518	2,569	1,331	1,441	1,635	3,086	3,894	3,018	2,604	2,841	2,664	3,815	5,031	4,944	4,804	6,680	5,482	4,031	3,473	3,654	3,315	2,711	2,972	2,962	2,952
Silver (kg silver content)	81,035	62,183	49,393	43,177	48,133	49,025	60,956	64,011	56,117	61,064	66,206	73,813	87,680	98,855	119,963	113,327	124,155	110,109	114,308	113,912	113,076	107,403	75,295	71,211	80,579	87,682
Iron (kMT iron content)	2,306	2,251	1,378	1,289	1,419	1,222	1,544	1,311	1,144	1,204	1,434	2,414	2,333	1,432	993	751	889	1,042	1,135	1,060	1,219	1,259	1,169	1,138	850	1,034
Lead (MT lead content)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	209	7	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	442	406	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
Manganese (MT manganese content)	12,474	9,129	3,190	5,824	7,188	12,324	9,771	7,287	5,096	1,642	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS (MT)
Clays	0	831	567	294	484	293	586	801	592	354	226	76	429	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	831	567	294	484	293	586	801	592	354	226	76	429	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	488,022	562,757	568,172	466,465	494,139	514,347	584,547	586,759	596,753	425,762	478,800	559,074	478,673	333,828	679,833	666,872	691,880	567,396	609,845	612,824	707,206	716,197	506,448	620,486	542,068	553,220
Limestone	n.d.	247,026	263,706	284,336	285,631	297,259	266,287	206,519	182,834	145,476	163,853	179,950	116,393	167,431	185,128	181,705	226,379	196,232	167,713	144,336	133,725	87,780	8,283	0	0	0
White calcium carbonate	n.d.	15,005	16,552	14,151	16,571	9,724	8,512	8,927	9,045	7,396	8,019	7,588	6,597	2,716	1,280	510	671	266	472	0	40,411	53,591	47,765	34,177	0	0
Coquina	n.d.	300,726	287,914	167,978	191,937	207,364	309,748	371,313	404,874	272,890	306,928	371,536	355,683	163,681	493,425	484,657	464,830	370,898	441,660	468,488	533,070	574,826	450,400	586,309	542,068	553,220
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	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	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	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
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	1,066	966	338	441	488	641	537	772	346	691	349	730	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	13,598	6,133	13,405	9,174	9,543	6,453	6,590	7,013	7,382	10,093	18,066	31,917	24,412	58,581	57,795	56,634	57,026	57,092	59,180	51,930	45,745	52,770	48,955	50,980	50,473	53,780
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	13,598	6,133	13,405	9,174	9,543	6,453	6,590	7,013	7,382	10,093	18,066	31,917	24,412	58,581	57,795	56,634	57,026	57,092	59,180	51,930	45,745	52,770	48,955	50,980	50,473	53,780
Phosphate rocks	2,529	2,389	2,857	2,793	3,810	4,470	3,550	2,460	3,410	4,970	4,410	4,425	4,410	3,600	3,600	1,800	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Apatite	2,529	2,389	2,857	2,793	3,810	4,470	3,550	2,460	3,410	4,970	4,410	4,425	4,410	3,600	3,600	1,800	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ornamental rocks	0	0	0	129	43	130	400	72	5	215	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lapis Lazuli	0	0	0	129	43	130	400	72	5	215	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	5,783	7,724	8,568	8,327	8,973	8,814	8,869	10,292	9,496	11,410	11,893	13,523	8,058	8,130	8,728	9,092	10,952	10,341	11,364
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	86,600	92,607	84,075	36,443	1,707	4,950	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	48,791	59,120	58,200	59,205	59,950	60,000	55,000	60,000	58,356	65,080
Iodine	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
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.

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.