Mexico
Every USGS world production table for 2025 that names Mexico: its share of each world total, its rank and its reserves.
Mexico’s share of each world total, 2025
- Silver1st of 1424%
- Fluorspar2nd of 1215%
- Wollastonite3rd of 412%
- Molybdenum5th of 156.5%
- Zinc5th of 106%
- Lead7th of 124.4%
- Strontium4th of 54.4%
- Cadmium6th of 164.3%
- Gold7th of 134.2%
- Diatomite8th of 143.9%
- Barite5th of 103.4%
- Gypsum9th of 193.4%
- Copper11th of 143%
- ClaysFuller’s earth mine production · 5th of 72.7%
- Salt9th of 232.6%
- Selenium7th of 162.3%
- CopperRefinery production · 12th of 171.7%
- Cement13th of 141.1%
- Perlite9th of 140.7%
- Industrial sand and gravel19th of 200.6%
- Antimony10th of 150.5%
- ClaysBentonite mine production · 9th of 110.4%
- Iron ore17th of 170.3%
- Iron oreMine production (iron content) · 17th of 170.3%
- Phosphate rock24th of 240.2%
- Clays10th of 100.1%
- Natural graphite14th of 18under 0.1%
Mexico was the world’s largest producer of silver in 2025, by USGS figures. That included 24% of world silver. It supplied >99% of U.S. imports of strontium (celestite) in 2021–24. USGS lists Mexico separately in 23 commodity tables, the ninth highest count of the 114 countries named.
Production listings
ranks among countries with published figures
| Commodity | Measure | 2025 | Unit | Rank | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony | Mine production | 600 | metric tons, antimony content | 10th of 15 | 0% |
| Barite | Mine production | 300 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 10 | +23% |
| Cadmium | Refinery production | 1,000 | metric tons | 6th of 16 | −16% |
| Cement | Cement production | 42,000 | thousand metric tons | 13th of 14 | −4.5% |
| Clays | Bentonite mine production | 80 | thousand metric tons | 9th of 11 | +3.9% |
| Clays | Fuller’s earth mine production | 120 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 7 | 0% |
| Clays | Kaolin mine production | 50 | thousand metric tons | 10th of 10 | −3.8% |
| Copper | Mine production | 690 | thousand metric tons, copper content | 11th of 14 | −3.8% |
| Copper | Refinery production | 480 | thousand metric tons, copper content | 12th of 17 | −1.8% |
| Diatomite | Mine production | 100 | thousand metric tons | 8th of 14 | 0% |
| Fluorspar | Mine production | 1,500 | thousand metric tons | 2nd of 12 | −0.7% |
| Gold | Mine production | 140 | metric tons, gold content | 7th of 13 | 0% |
| Gypsum | Mine production | 5,400 | thousand metric tons | 9th of 19 | 0% |
| Industrial sand and gravel | Mine production | 2,700 | thousand metric tons | 19th of 20 | 0% |
| Iron ore | Mine production (usable ore) | 7,700 | thousand metric tons, usable ore | 17th of 17 | −1.3% |
| Iron ore | Mine production (iron content) | 4,800 | thousand metric tons, usable ore | 17th of 17 | −2% |
| Lead | Mine production | 200 | thousand metric tons, lead content | 7th of 12 | −17% |
| Molybdenum | Mine production | 17,000 | metric tons, molybdenum content | 5th of 15 | +4.9% |
| Natural graphite | Mine production | 740 | metric tons | 14th of 18 | +4.8% |
| Perlite | Mine production | 30 | thousand metric tons | 9th of 14 | +3.4% |
| Phosphate rock | Mine production | 450 | thousand metric tons, marketable phosphate rock | 24th of 24 | +23% |
| Salt | Production | 7,000 | thousand metric tons | 9th of 23 | 0% |
| Selenium | Refinery production | 88 | metric tons, selenium content | 7th of 16 | +13% |
| Silver | Mine production | 6,300 | metric tons, silver content | 1st of 14 | +9% |
| Strontium | Mine production | 20,000 | metric tons, strontium content | 4th of 5 | +5.3% |
| Wollastonite | Mine production | 100,000 | metric tons | 3rd of 4 | −11% |
| Zinc | Mine production | 780 | thousand metric tons, zinc content | 5th of 10 | +0.9% |
Reserves
12 reserve figures published for Mexico
| Commodity | Measure | Reserves | Unit | Rank | World share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluorspar | Reserves | 68,000 | thousand metric tons | 2nd of 9 | 21% |
| Lead | Reserves | 5,600 | thousand metric tons | 4th of 11 | 5.9% |
| Zinc | Reserves | 14,000 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 9 | 5.8% |
| Copper | Reserves | 53,000 | thousand metric tons | 6th of 14 | 5.4% |
| Silver | Reserves | 37,000 | metric tons | 6th of 12 | 6.1% |
| Molybdenum | Reserves | 130 | thousand metric tons | 8th of 15 | 0.7% |
| Natural graphite | Reserves | 3,100,000 | metric tons | 11th of 15 | 1% |
| Gold | Reserves | 1,400 | metric tons | 12th of 13 | 2.1% |
| Antimony | Reserves | 18,000 | metric tons | 13th of 13 | – |
| Iron ore | Reserves (crude ore) | 940 | million metric tons | 16th of 17 | 0.5% |
| Iron ore | Reserves (iron content) | 520 | million metric tons | 16th of 17 | 0.6% |
| Phosphate rock | Reserves | 30,000 | thousand metric tons | 22nd of 24 | under 0.1% |
Supplier to the United States
share of U.S. imports, 2021–24
- StrontiumCelestite>99%
- Thalliumall imports90%
- AntimonyOre and concentrates86%
- Fluorsparall imports64%
- Silverall imports47%
- Gypsumall imports30%
- Saltall imports26%
- ClaysAll clay types combined24%
- Crushed stoneall imports23%
- Limeall imports19%
- Diatomiteall imports17%
- Iron and steelall imports15%
- Iron and steel scrapall imports15%
- LeadRefined metal15%
- Bariteall imports14%
- SeleniumSelenium14%
- Natural graphiteall imports12%
- ManganeseManganese ore12%
- SulfurElemental7%
- Iron and steel slagall imports6%
- Construction sand and gravelall imports6%
- Feldspar and nepheline syeniteFeldspar5%
- Soda ashall imports3%
Similar producer profiles
most shared commodities, relative to both lists
- China23 commodities in common
- United States20 commodities in common
- Russia19 commodities in common
- India15 commodities in common
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, world production and reserves tables. How ranks and shares are worked out.