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Metals and mining
Mining & Metals are the backbone of the global economy. Standing at the beginning of most value chains, the Mining & Metals industry is a critical supplier of essential inputs and a global generator of trade and employment. It also has important environmental, fiscal and social effects, and acts as a catalyst for the economic progress of numerous mining-dependent countries in the world.
The Mining & Metals industry comprises the extraction of useful minerals from the ground, including oil and gas, coal, metal ores and non-metallic minerals, and related support activities. It also includes activities lower down the supply chain, such as metal processing, manufacturing of metals and a variety of fabricated metal products, such as cutlery, metal structures, boilers, tanks and ammunition.
With an output of 34.4mn 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 ...
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In 2017, Chile was the world’s leading 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 ...
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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 leading thermal coal producer in Latin America, ...
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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 ...
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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-largest producer of silver with a share of 5.6%. The country ranked ...
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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 America. ...
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The mining sector plays a key role in Brazilian economy, 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 ...
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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 ...
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Mexico is a key global player in the production of metallic and non-metallic minerals. In 2015, the country was the world’s largest silver producer, with about 20% of global output, the fifth-biggest lead and molybdenum producer, and the ...
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Brazil is a major global player in the production of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, ranking among the world’s top ten crude steel manufacturers between 2010 and 2015. The country was also the largest primary aluminium manufacturer and the ...
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