In 2020, the Codelco-owned mines of Chuquicamata and Radomiro Tomic produced nearly 17 thousand metric tons of molybdenum, while the company's El Teniente mine had an output of 8.2 thousand tons. Los Pelambres, owned by Antofagasta Minerals, ranked second that year, with a production of nearly 11 thousand tons of the metal. In 2020, Chile's molybdenum production totaled 59 thousand metric tons.
Leading molybdenum mines in Chile in 2020, by production volume
(in metric tons)
* Including Sierra Gorda, Valle Central, Caserones, and Centinela.
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Comisión Chilena del Cobre. (October 8, 2021). Leading molybdenum mines in Chile in 2020, by production volume (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/769681/leading-mines-molybdenum-chile/
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