Supply chain footprint — snapshot year 2025
| Element | Share % | Quantity | Global rank | Confidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ag silver |
25.2% | 6,300 tonnes per year | 1st | high | Mexico 2024e: 6,300 metric tons. Consistently the world's largest silver-mining country. byproduct of Au, Cu, Pb, Zn |
| F fluorine |
13.0% | — | 2nd | high | USGS MCS 2025: Mexico 1,200 kt / 9,500 kt world = 12.6% |
| Mo molybdenum |
6.5% | 17,000 tonnes per year | 5th | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Mexico 17,000 metric tons 2024e, down from 17,500 in 2023. Mexico produces molybdenum as a byproduc… |
| Zn zinc |
5.8% | 700,000 tonnes per year | 6th | high | Mexico 2024e: 700,000 tonnes. Up significantly from 584,000 tonnes in 2023. |
| Sr strontium |
4.9% | 25,000 tonnes per year | 4th | high | Mexico 2024e: 25,000 tons gross weight celestite (estimated), down from 28,000 tons (reported) in 2023. Reserves: NA. Me… |
| Pb lead |
4.2% | 180,000 tonnes per year | 7th | high | USGS MCS 2025: Mexico 180 kt lead content 2024e (down from 183 kt in 2023). Mexico was a source of 14% of US refined lea… |
| Ba barium |
4.0% | 330,000 tonnes per year | 5th | high | Mexico 2024e: 330,000 tonnes, up from 320,000 in 2023. Reserves: NA. Mexico supplied 14% of US imports (2020–23 average)… |
| Hg mercury |
4.0% | — | 3rd | low | Mexico is cited in UNEP mercury-market work as a continuing producer and trader. Share is approximate rather than direct… |
| Au gold |
3.9% | 130 tonnes per year | 6th | high | Mexico 2024e: 130 metric tons. Reserves: 1,400 t. |
| Na sodium |
3.2% | 9.0 million tonnes per year | 8th | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Mexico 2024e = 9,000 thousand metric tons. Mexico is the third-largest US import source (14% of US … |
| Cu copper |
3.0% | 0.7 million tonnes per year | 10th | high | |
| Sb antimony |
0.8% | 800 tonnes per year | 8th | high | Mexico 2024 mine production: 800 metric tons. |
| Fe iron |
0.3% | 8.0 million tonnes per year | 17th | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Mexico 2024e = 8,000 thousand metric tons. |
| P phosphorus |
0.2% | 0.4 million tonnes per year | 24th | high | Mexico 2024 estimate: 360 kt (down from 439 kt in 2023). Capacity expansions expected by 2027. |
| Element | Share % | Quantity | Global rank | Confidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cd cadmium |
5.0% | 1,200 tonnes per year | 5th | high | Mexico 2024e: 1,200 metric tons (reported, per USGS footnote 10). byproduct of Zn |
| Ti titanium |
3.6% | 350,000 tonnes per year | 8th | high | |
| Cu copper |
1.3% | 0.3 million tonnes per year | 14th | high |
| Element | Share % | Quantity | Global rank | Confidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zn zinc |
6.1% | 14,000,000 tonnes | 5th | high | |
| Pb lead |
5.8% | 5,600,000 tonnes | 4th | high | USGS MCS 2025: Mexico 5,600 kt lead content reserves. |
| Ag silver |
5.8% | 37,000 tonnes | 6th | high | byproduct of Au, Cu, Pb, Zn |
| Cu copper |
5.4% | 53,000,000 tonnes | 6th | high | |
| Au gold |
2.2% | 1,400 tonnes | 12th | high | Mexico: 1,400 t. |
| Mo molybdenum |
0.9% | 130,000 tonnes | 8th | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Mexico 130 thousand metric tons. |
| Sb antimony |
0.8% | 18,000 tonnes | 13th | high | Mexico reserves: 18,000 metric tons. |
| P phosphorus |
0.0% | 30,000,000 tonnes | 21st | high | Mexico: 30,000 thousand metric tons = 30 million metric tons. |