Production, refining and reserves
| Commodity | Metric | Value | World rank · share | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobalt | Mine production 2025 | 2,000 t Co content | #10 · 0.6% | USGS MCS 2026 |
| Cobalt | Reserves 2025 | 500,000 t Co content | #5 · 4% | USGS MCS 2026 |
| Nickel | Mine production 2023 | 43,000 t Ni content | #9 · 1% | USGS Minerals Yearbook 2023 (nickel, tables-only release), table 10 |
| Nickel | Refinery production 2023 | 13,700 t Ni content (primary nickel products) | #17 · 0.4% | USGS Minerals Yearbook 2023 (nickel, tables-only release), table 12 |
| Nickel | Reserves 2020 | 5.5 million t Ni content | #5 · 6% | USGS MCS 2021 |
| Zinc | Mine production 2023 | 66,000 t Zn content | #19 · 0.5% | USGS Minerals Yearbook 2023 (zinc, tables-only release), table 16 |
| Zeolites (natural) | Mine production 2025 | 15,000 t natural zeolites | #10 · 1% | USGS MCS 2026 |
Policies and export measures
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Trade in critical minerals
Exports 2024$245 m
- Zinc$107 mto China 100%, Spain 0%
- Nickel$100 mto China 55%, Netherlands 36%, Slovenia 9% · 1 more
- Copper$24 mto Spain 47%, China 31%, South Korea 15% · 2 more
- Aluminium$14 mto Spain 86%, China 5%, Taiwan 3% · 3 more
- Lithium*$91 kto Brazil 87%, Colombia 6%, Dominican Rep. 6% · 2 more
- Lead$43 kto India 79%, Spain 21%
- Chromium$1 kto China 100%
Imports 2024$6 m
- Nickel$3 mfrom Canada 98%, Spain 2%
- Potash$420 kfrom Colombia 41%, Spain 30%, Canada 22% · 3 more
- Barite$374 kfrom Morocco 100%
- Lead$371 kfrom Spain 100%
- Chromium$370 kfrom China 100%
- Lithium*$337 kfrom Netherlands 77%, Canada 19%, United States of America 4% · 1 more
- Tin$305 kfrom Canada 97%, Spain 3%
- Aluminium$168 kfrom Portugal 85%, Spain 15%
and 13 more commodities
Trade values in current US dollars (ores, concentrates, intermediates, chemicals and refined metal), not prices. * Includes HS codes that also cover other products. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22), Etalab Open Licence 2.0 — details.
Fiscal regime for mining
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Mines and facilities (3)
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