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Production, refining and reserves

CommodityMetricValueWorld rank · shareSource
LithiumMine production 2025380 t Li content#9 · 0.1%USGS MCS 2026
LithiumReserves 202560,000 t Li content#10 · 0.2%USGS MCS 2026
CopperMine production 202232,000 t Cu content#33 · 0.1%USGS Minerals Yearbook 2022 (copper), table 20
TinMine production 202390 t Sn content#21 · 0%USGS Minerals Yearbook 2023 (tin, tables-only release), table 9
TinReserves 201170,000 t Sn content#10 · 1%USGS MCS 2012
TungstenMine production 2025700 t W content#11 · 0.8%USGS MCS 2026
TungstenReserves 20253,400 t W content#8 · 0.1%USGS MCS 2026
ZincMine production 2023180,000 t Zn content#13 · 1%USGS Minerals Yearbook 2023 (zinc, tables-only release), table 16
UraniumResources 20235,300 t U content#47 · 0.1%NEA/IAEA Red Book 2024 (Uranium 2024), Table 1.2a, <USD 260/kgU
FeldsparMine production 2014110,000 t feldspar—USGS MCS 2015
FeldsparReserves 201411 million t feldspar—USGS MCS 2015

Policies and export measures

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  • 2021-05-08 · trade measure

    Decree-Law No. 30/2021 regulating mineral deposits under Law 54/2015 (new mining regime)

    Regulates the award of rights to prospect for and exploit mineral deposits, which belong to the State's public domain. It allows competitive tenders for prospecting rights, strengthens public participation and environmental requirements, and shares mining royalties with municipalities. The preamble cites lithium as a key energy-transition material and provides for possibly requiring ore to be processed in Portugal. It repealed Decree-Law 88/90.

    Source: Diário da República (Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda)

Trade in critical minerals

Exports 2024$1.2 bn

  1. Copper$700 mto Spain 48%, Sweden 19%, China 17% · 29 more
  2. Zinc$199 mto Finland 42%, Norway 36%, Spain 15% · 10 more
  3. Aluminium$177 mto Spain 80%, China 4%, Austria 2% · 36 more
  4. Lead$55 mto Spain 77%, China 19%, Japan 3% · 5 more
  5. Tin$24 mto Spain 40%, France 15%, Türkiye 10% · 8 more
  6. Tungsten$19 mto Austria 41%, United States of America 34%, Netherlands 17% · 6 more
  7. Potash$2 mto Spain 83%, Angola 14%, Sierra Leone 2% · 5 more
  8. Rare earths$2 mto France 44%, Switzerland 18%, Italy 9% · 51 more

and 30 more commodities

Imports 2024$977 m

  1. Aluminium$573 mfrom Spain 63%, Norway 19%, Netherlands 6% · 25 more
  2. Copper$129 mfrom Spain 58%, Italy 16%, France 13% · 26 more
  3. Zinc$57 mfrom Spain 33%, Netherlands 30%, South Korea 18% · 9 more
  4. Tin$45 mfrom Spain 82%, Brazil 9%, Malaysia 3% · 12 more
  5. Lead$31 mfrom United Kingdom 43%, Lebanon 30%, Spain 9% · 15 more
  6. Manganese*$19 mfrom Spain 29%, Gabon 28%, Ukraine 17% · 13 more
  7. Potash$14 mfrom Spain 74%, Germany 15%, Jordan 10% · 12 more
  8. Rare earths$13 mfrom China 48%, Germany 35%, Italy 4% · 50 more

and 36 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

InstrumentApplies toRateLegal basis
RoyaltyAll mineralsMinimum negotiating reference for contractual exploitation charges ('encargos de exploração'/royalties); may vary by year of exploitation; minimum falls to 2% where the concessionaire and a company processing the ore in Portugal are linked, or there is a >10-year offtake contract with a domestic processor for most of the ore3%value of ore at the mine mouth (sales x international quotations, DGEG reference prices, or sales value), less admissible processing/transport deductions up to 5%Decreto-Lei n.º 30/2021, de 7 de maio (DR 1.ª série n.º 89), regulating Lei n.º 54/2015 on mineral deposits · Art. 62.ºin force 2021-05-08

Rates and terms as set in the cited law or regulation; agreements with individual projects can differ. Not legal or tax advice.

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