Country profile
Mexico
For Mexico, Rare Context holds 1 asset or right in 1 class and figures on mine production and reserves. It is the largest producer of silver among the countries the USGS lists.
Assets and rights
Each class links to its page for Mexico.
Mine production and reserves
24 commodities in the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, the ones where Mexico ranks highest first.
| Commodity | Mine production, 2025 | World rank | Reserves, 2025 | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver, silver content | 6,300 t/year +9% | #1 of 14 | 37,000 t | #6 of 12 |
| Fluorspar | 1,500,000 t/year −1% | #2 of 12 | 68,000,000 t | #2 of 9 |
| Wollastonite | 100,000 t/year −11% | #3 of 4 | — | — |
| Strontium, strontium content | 20,000 t/year +5% | #4 of 5 | — | — |
| Zinc, zinc content | 780,000 t/year +1% | #5 of 10 | 14,000,000 t | #5 of 9 |
| Molybdenum, molybdenum content | 17,000 t/year +5% | #5 of 15 | 130,000 t | #8 of 15 |
| Barite | 300,000 t/year +23% | #5 of 10 | — | — |
| Clays, fuller’s earth | 120,000 t/year 0% | #5 of 7 | — | — |
| Lead, lead content | 200,000 t/year −17% | #7 of 12 | 5,600,000 t | #4 of 11 |
| Gold, gold content | 140 t/year 0% | #7 of 13 | 1,400 t | #12 of 13 |
14 more commodities
| Commodity | Mine production, 2025 | World rank | Reserves, 2025 | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diatomite | 100,000 t/year 0% | #7 of 13 | — | — |
| Clays, bentonite | 80,000 t/year +4% | #9 of 11 | — | — |
| Gypsum | 5,400,000 t/year 0% | #9 of 19 | — | — |
| Perlite | 30,000 t/year +3% | #9 of 14 | — | — |
| Salt | 7,000,000 t/year 0% | #9 of 23 | — | — |
| Antimony, antimony content | 600 t/year 0% | #10 of 15 | 18,000 t | #13 of 13 |
| Clays, kaolin | 50,000 t/year −4% | #10 of 10 | — | — |
| Copper, copper content | 690,000 t/year −4% | #11 of 14 | 53,000,000 t | #6 of 14 |
| Graphite (natural) | 740 t/year +5% | #14 of 18 | 3,100,000 t | #11 of 15 |
| Iron ore, iron content | 4,800,000 t/year −2% | #17 of 17 | 520,000,000 t | #16 of 17 |
| Iron ore, usable ore | 7,700,000 t/year −1% | #17 of 17 | — | — |
| Sand and gravel (industrial) | 2,700,000 t/year 0% | #19 of 20 | — | — |
| Phosphate rock, marketable phosphate rock | 450,000 t/year +23% | #24 of 24 | 30,000,000 t | #22 of 24 |
| Iron ore, crude ore | — | — | 940,000,000 t | #16 of 17 |
World rank among the countries the USGS lists for each commodity, largest first. A percentage is the change on the year before.
Data on this page
- Berkeley Offsets Database. Berkeley Offsets Database, CC BY 4.0.
- USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026. USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, CC0 1.0.