Although mining has taken place in Ecuador since precolonial times, the sector has never been a pillar of the e༒conomy, mainly due to an unfavourable government policy that has discouraged inv🌜estments. In 2017, mining contributed to just 0.5% of the ...

Peru is a relevant regional player in the production 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 crude steel ...

With an output of 34.4mn tonnes, Brazil was the world’s ninth-largest crud🔴e 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 sect🌞or, being the ...

In 2017, Chile was the world’s leading copper mine producer with a 27.2% share in global output, thꦇe 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 mining sector plays a central role in Colombia’s 🔴economy, being responsible for 18.3% of its total export revenues and 2.1% of its GDP in 2017. During the year, the country was the le🍸ading thermal coal producer in Latin America, ...

Peru is among the leading global players in the produ🅺ction of met♒allic 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 mine producer with a 26.9% share in global output, the second-biggest molybdenum mine producer with a 19.7% share, and the fourth-larg🐻est producer of silver with a share of 5.6%. The country ranked ...

In 2🧸016, Mexico was the largest producer of direct reduced iron ꧙and 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 America. ...

The mining sector plays a key role in Brazilian economy, accounting for 12% of national exports an💯d for more tജhan 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 that has remained relatively stable since 2011. However, mining plays a key role as the ...