In 2021, Brazil was the largest iron ore producer in Latin America, with an output of 240 million metric tons of metal content. The country was also the second largest iron ore producer worldwide, only behind Australia. Chile, in turn, was the largest copper producer in the region, also leading in worldwide copper production, with around 5.6 million tons of copper produced that year.
Latin America's leading mining countries by production of selected metals and minerals in 2021
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (Chile). (June 30, 2022). Latin America's leading mining countries by production of selected metals and minerals in 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/873848/major-latin-america-countries-metal-mineral-production/
Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (Chile). "Latin America's leading mining countries by production of selected metals and minerals in 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/873848/major-latin-america-countries-metal-mineral-production/
Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (Chile). (2022). Latin America's leading mining countries by production of selected metals and minerals in 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/873848/major-latin-america-countries-metal-mineral-production/
Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (Chile). "Latin America's Leading Mining Countries by Production of Selected Metals and Minerals in 2021 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/873848/major-latin-america-countries-metal-mineral-production/
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Latin America's leading mining countries by production of selected metals and minerals in 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (Chile), June 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/873848/major-latin-america-countries-metal-mineral-production/
