Chile

Americas / South America

Ally

US Ally

Major non-NATO ally, copper supplier

Critical Minerals Tracked

US/EU Critical List

Top Global Share

25.0%

Copper

Recent Events

Top Mineral Production

Copper(Cu)Critical

Mining

25.0%

Refining

11.0%

Lithium(Li)Critical

Mining

24.4%

Refining

10.0%

Mineral Production Details

Element	Type	Volume	Global Share	Year	Critical
Copper(Cu)	mining	5.5M metric_tons	25.0%	2023	USEU
Lithium(Li)	mining	44.0K metric_tons	24.4%	2023	USEU
Copper(Cu)	refining	2.4M metric_tons	11.0%	2023	USEU
Lithium(Li)	refining	18.0K metric_tons	10.0%	2023	USEU

Recent Events

Chile Lithium Nationalization Proposal

4/20/2023Policy

Severity: 3/5

Chile announced plans to nationalize its lithium industry, creating uncertainty for existing and future lithium projects. Chile holds the world's largest lithium reserves and is the second-largest producer.

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