This statistic shows the major Latin American countries in the production of selected metal and minerals in 2016. The leading countries in the production of the select metals and minerals were Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, and Colombia. In 2016, Brazil was the major producer of aluminum bauxite in Latin America producing some 34.5 million metric tons of that mineral.
Latin America's leading countries by production of selected metals and minerals in 2016
(in 1,000 metric tons)
This statistic is based on various (national mining) sources, including: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Cochilco; Ministerio de Energía y Minería, Perú (MEM, Perú); Mining Corporation of Bolivia (COMIBOL); Depto. Nacional Produção Mineral, Brazil (DNPM, Brazil); Mining Chamber of Mexico (CAMIMEX); and Unit of Mining Energy Planning, Colombia (UPME, Colombia).
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Minería Chilena. (March 14, 2018). Latin America's leading countries by production of selected metals and minerals in 2016 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/873848/major-latin-america-countries-metal-mineral-production/
Minería Chilena. "Latin America's leading countries by production of selected metals and minerals in 2016 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. March 14, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/873848/major-latin-america-countries-metal-mineral-production/
Minería Chilena. (2018). Latin America's leading countries by production of selected metals and minerals in 2016 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/873848/major-latin-america-countries-metal-mineral-production/
Minería Chilena. "Latin America's Leading Countries by Production of Selected Metals and Minerals in 2016 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/873848/major-latin-america-countries-metal-mineral-production/
Minería Chilena, Latin America's leading countries by production of selected metals and minerals in 2016 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/873848/major-latin-america-countries-metal-mineral-production/ (last visited February 22, 2020)
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