Country profile
Peru
For Peru, Rare Context holds 8 assets and rights in 1 class and figures on mine production and reserves. It is the number 2 producer of silver among the 14 countries the USGS lists.
Assets and rights
Each class links to its page for Peru.
Mine production and reserves
14 commodities in the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, the ones where Peru ranks highest first.
| Commodity | Mine production, 2025 | World rank | Reserves, 2025 | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver, silver content | 3,600 t/year +3% | #2 of 14 | 110,000 t | #1 of 12 |
| Zinc, zinc content | 1,500,000 t/year +18% | #2 of 10 | 18,000,000 t | #4 of 9 |
| Copper, copper content | 2,700,000 t/year −1% | #3 of 14 | 85,000,000 t | #3 of 14 |
| Lead, lead content | 290,000 t/year 0% | #3 of 12 | 5,000,000 t | #5 of 11 |
| Tin, tin content | 33,000 t/year +2% | #3 of 14 | 150,000 t | #8 of 10 |
| Kyanite and related minerals, andalusite | 40,000 t/year 0% | #3 of 3 | — | — |
| Molybdenum, molybdenum content | 39,000 t/year −7% | #4 of 15 | 1,000,000 t | #5 of 15 |
| Diatomite | 99,000 t/year 0% | #8 of 13 | — | — |
| Phosphate rock, marketable phosphate rock | 4,800,000 t/year 0% | #9 of 24 | 210,000,000 t | #16 of 24 |
| Gold, gold content | 110 t/year +2% | #10 of 13 | 2,200 t | #10 of 13 |
4 more commodities
| Commodity | Mine production, 2025 | World rank | Reserves, 2025 | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron ore, iron content | 14,000,000 t/year +5% | #12 of 17 | 1,000,000,000 t | #12 of 17 |
| Iron ore, usable ore | 21,000,000 t/year +6% | #13 of 17 | — | — |
| Iron ore, crude ore | — | — | 1,800,000,000 t | #13 of 17 |
| Boron, crude borates | — | — | 4,000,000 t | only one listed |
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.