Although mining has taken place in Ecuador since precolonial times, the sector has never been a pillar of the economy, mainly due to an unfavourable government policy that has dis꧂couraged investments. In 2017, mining contributed to just 0.5% of the ...

Peru is a relevant regional player in the productionꦬ of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. In 2017, the country was the third-largest producer of long steel in South America, with a 9.7% share in regional output, the fourth-biggest crude๊ steel ...

With an output of 34.4ꦚmn tonnes, Brazil was the world’s ninth-largest crude steel manufacturer and its fifth-biggest net steel exporter in 2017. The country also plays a central role in the global non-ferrous metals processing sector, being the ...

In 2017, Chile was the world’s leadinꦉg copper mine producer with a 27.2% share in global output, 💮the second-biggest molybdenum mine producer with 20.4%, and the sixth-largest producer of silver, with 5.3%. Mining is the third-largest economic ...

The mi🐷ning sector plays a central role in Colombia’s economy, being re👍sponsible for 18.3% of its total export revenues and 2.1% of its GDP in 2017. During the year, the country was the leading thermal coal producer in Latin America, ...

Peru is among the꧅ leading global players in the production of metallic minerals. In 2017, the country ranked second in the world in terms of silver, copper and zinc output, with global shares of 17.2%, 12.4% and 11.2%, respectively. Moreover, it was ...

In 2016, Chile was the world’s largest copper mi🍨ne producer with a 26.9% share in global output, the second-biggest molybdenum mine producer with a 19.7% share, and the fourth-largest producer of silver with a share of 5.6%. The country ranked ...

In 2016, Mexico was the largest producer of direct reduced iron and long steel in Latin America with shares of 78.1% and 34.5% in regional output, respectively. The country was also the second biggest manufacturer of flat steel in Latin Amer🌊ica. ...

The mining sector plays a key role in ღBrazilian econom💝y, accounting for 12% of national exports and for more than 5% of the net FDI equity capital inflow in 2015. Despite the deep recession in the country during the year, marked by a 3.8% y/y drop in ...

In 2015, the mining sector of Argentina – which excludes oil and gas extraction – accounted for 0.7% of the country’s GDP, a figure thꦅat has remained relatively stable since 2011. However, mining plays a key role as the ...