In 2022, Peruvian lead mines produced more than 255,000 metric tons of lead based on metal content, making Peru the largest producer in South America that year. Bolivia was the second-leading lead miner in the continent that year, with production amounting to more than 89,000 tons based on metal content.
Mine production of lead in South America in 2022, by country
(in metric tons metal content)
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British Geological Survey. (April 9, 2024). Mine production of lead in South America in 2022, by country (in metric tons metal content) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427038/lead-mine-production-volume-in-south-america-by-country/
British Geological Survey. "Mine production of lead in South America in 2022, by country (in metric tons metal content)." Chart. April 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427038/lead-mine-production-volume-in-south-america-by-country/
British Geological Survey. (2024). Mine production of lead in South America in 2022, by country (in metric tons metal content). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427038/lead-mine-production-volume-in-south-america-by-country/
British Geological Survey. "Mine Production of Lead in South America in 2022, by Country (in Metric Tons Metal Content)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427038/lead-mine-production-volume-in-south-america-by-country/
British Geological Survey, Mine production of lead in South America in 2022, by country (in metric tons metal content) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427038/lead-mine-production-volume-in-south-america-by-country/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Mine production of lead in South America in 2022, by country (in metric tons metal content) [Graph], British Geological Survey, April 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427038/lead-mine-production-volume-in-south-america-by-country/
