South America
Bolivia
What comes out of the ground here, what is still in it, and who operates the assets.
8 materials produced
0 mines in the atlas
0 plants in the atlas
What it produces
Maps →USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · 2025 (estimated) · each row keeps the unit the source uses for that commodity · source ↗
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| Material | Series | Production | Unit | Share of world |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tin | Mine production | 15,000 | metric tons | 5.2% |
| Antimony | Mine production | 5,000 | metric tons | 4.5% |
| Tungsten | Mine production | 1,700 | metric tons | 2.0% |
| Silver | Mine production | 1,500 | metric tons | 5.8% |
| Zinc | Mine production | 500.0 | thousand metric tons | 3.8% |
| Lead | Mine production | 100.0 | thousand metric tons | 2.2% |
| Bismuth | Refinery production | 50.00 | metric tons | 0.3% |
| Tantalum | Mine production | 2.00 | metric tons | 0.1% |
What it holds in reserve
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · reserves as most recently published
| Material | Series | Reserves | Unit | Share of world |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tin | Reserves | 400,000 | metric tons | 6.7% |
| Antimony | Reserves | 310,000 | metric tons | 15.5% |
| Silver | Reserves | 22,000 | metric tons | 3.6% |
| Lead | Reserves | 1,600 | thousand metric tons | 1.7% |
| Tantalum | Reserves | Not applicable | metric tons | — |
| Tungsten | Reserves | Not applicable | metric tons | — |
| Zinc | Reserves | Not applicable | thousand metric tons | — |
A leading U.S. import source for
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · major U.S. import sources, 2021–2024