Calcium |
Peru's production of gypsum (CaSO4.2H2O) in 2006 was 394289 tonnes. World production of gypsum in 2006 was 142.5 millions tonnes.
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Iron |
Peru's production of iron ore in 2006 was 5.885 million tonnes. Total world production of iron ore in 2006 was 1.81 billion
tonnes.
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Production of pig iron in Peru in 2006 was 306000 tonnes. Total world production of pig iron in 2006 was 925.8 million tonnes. |
Copper |
In 2006, Peru's production of copper by mining was 1.049 million tonnes, total world production was 15.1 million tonnes. |
In 2006, Peru produced 507710 tonnes of refined copper, total production of refined copper was 17.2 million tonnes. |
Zinc |
In 2006, Peru was the third largest producer of zinc, with around 1.2 million tonnes, about 11% of world total. |
Arsenic |
In 2006, Peru produced 4399 tonnes of white arsenic (As2O3). Peru's production comes mostly from copper mining.
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Selenium |
In 2006, Peru produced 75 tonnes of selenium. |
Silver |
In 2007, Peru was the world's top producer of silver, the Uchucchacua mine being one of the top silver-producing mines in
the world. Peru has been mining silver since 1546.
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Cadmium |
In 2006, Peru produced 416 tonnes of cadmium, world production was around 21100 tonnes. |
Tin |
Peru's mine production of tin in 2006 was 38470 tonnes, making it the world's third largest producer. World production in
2006 was 321 thousand tonnes.
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Peru's smelter production of tin in 2006 was 40495 tonnes, making it the world's third largest producer. World smelter production
in 2006 was 340 thousand tonnes.
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Tellurium |
In 2006, Peru was the world's second largest producer of tellurium with 37 tonnes, world production was around 122 tonnes. |
Barium |
In 2006, Peri produced 1899 tonnes of barytes (BaSO4), the main source of barium. World production of barytes in 2006 was 8.8 million tonnes.
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Gold |
In 2006, Peru's mine production of gold was 203.27 tonnes. Total amount of gold mined in 2006 was 2310 tonnes. |
Mercury |
More than 100,000 tons of mercury were mined from the region of Huancavelica, Peru, over the course of three centuries following
the discovery of deposits there in 1563. The patio process and later pan amalgamation process continued to create great demand
for mercury to treat silver ores until the late 1800s.
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Lead |
In 2006, Peru produced 313325 tonnes of lead from mining. The total amount of lead mined in 2006 was 3.5 million tonnes. |
In 2006, Peru's production of refined lead was 120311 tonnes. Total world production of refined lead in 2006 was 8 million
tonnes.
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Bismuth |
In 2006, Peru produced 1081 tonnes of bismuth, total world production of bismuth in 2006 was around 5200 tonnes. |