Table 7.6

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

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

Mining Production by Resource Type: Metals, Industrial Minerals and Energy Resources, Valparaíso 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)	348,916	341,227	306,000	315,343	316,749	327,184	328,594	322,865	321,389	345,120	319,108	358,528	388,314	367,998	346,035	320,175	291,737	311,928	298,708	278,711	273,411	263,197	261,679	261,719	291,125	275,656
Molybdenum (MT molybdenum content)	3,592	2,724	1,864	2,057	2,980	3,244	3,308	2,525	2,133	2,163	2,900	3,175	4,434	7,217	6,874	5,717	3,894	4,365	3,489	2,095	2,224	1,495	1,825	1,712	1,585	1,502
Gold (kg gold content)	1,716	1,178	1,000	1,589	1,696	1,636	1,504	1,515	1,511	2,079	1,454	1,084	1,449	1,359	1,344	963	970	686	591	729	534	688	482	1,460	484	395
Silver (kg silver content)	90,769	88,635	79,240	84,985	109,199	109,718	107,143	95,361	94,858	92,011	69,623	56,030	94,144	87,823	84,788	91,282	81,015	78,484	78,445	70,575	81,075	66,304	68,554	74,036	81,979	25,451
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	98	17	0	109	59	85	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	98	17	0	109	59	85	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barite	860	97	384	229	31	91	375	77	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calcium carbonate	756,427	707,706	880,960	880,054	862,417	805,052	754,764	796,210	740,816	530,701	547,895	129,574	16,650	11,528	11,040	10,453	10,900	49,379	124,329	97,569	33,845	112,642	115,987	66,303	47,278	91,497
Limestone	n.d.	702,902	874,513	874,607	854,122	804,875	754,764	796,210	740,816	522,609	537,077	118,662	0	0	0	0	0	45,829	124,329	97,569	33,845	105,851	109,500	59,591	30,972	91,497
White calcium carbonate	n.d.	4,804	6,447	5,447	8,295	177	0	0	0	8,092	10,818	10,912	16,650	11,528	11,040	10,453	10,900	3,550	0	0	0	6,791	6,487	6,712	16,306	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	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	2,311	2,867	3,069	6,690	4,838	5,820	5,847	6,704	17,834	9,079	7,723	7,563	6,399	3,874	4,233	6,577	6,352	4,421	2,789	55	329	0	0	28	4	2,545
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	1,845	2,047	1,745	1,942	1,506	2,827	616	803	375	66	435	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	28,884	11,425	327,653	260,223	418,561	434,478	494,446	450,111	560,416	499,257	612,191	607,404	673,592	770,107	612,409	600,011	685,064	714,666	603,019	651,810	655,555	849,705	764,308	645,414	497,529	640,671
Silica sand	0	0	326,940	258,608	408,044	423,695	486,134	440,358	552,378	496,026	610,854	607,099	673,429	770,107	612,409	600,011	685,064	714,666	602,769	651,100	655,495	849,065	764,308	645,144	497,529	640,671
Quartz	28,884	11,425	713	1,615	10,517	10,783	8,312	9,753	8,038	3,231	1,337	305	163	0	0	0	0	0	250	710	60	640	0	270	0	0
Phosphate 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
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	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	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	1,260	509	165	20	93	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,500	1,610	450
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	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	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
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.