Colombia

In 2024, Colombia was not a globally significant producer of mineral commodities. Production of mineral commodities (excluding the natural gas and petroleum sectors) contributed 1.1% to the country’s gross domestic product and 25.4% of total exports, by value. Mineral commodities produced in Colombia included cement, clays (bentonite and kaolin), copper, emerald, feldspar, ferronickel, gold, iron ore, limestone, nickel, phosphate rock, pig iron, platinum, raw steel, salt (rock and sea), and silver. The legislative framework for the mineral sector is provided by Mining law No. 685/2001. The Ministry of Mines and Energy oversees the mineral sector in Colombia. Most of the mining and mineral processing operations in Colombia were privately owned, with artisanal mining constituting a substantial minority segment. Gold represented the second-largest export by value of the mining sector, accounting for 32.7% of the mining sector's exports.

2024 Report

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In 2024, Colombia was not a globally significant producer of mineral commodities. Production of mineral commodities (excluding the natural gas and petroleum sectors) contributed 1.1% to the country’s gross domestic product and 25.4% of total exports, by value. Mineral commodities produced in Colombia included cement, clays (bentonite and kaolin), copper, emerald, feldspar, ferronickel, gold, iron ore, pig iron, limestone, nickel, phosphate rock, platinum, salt (rock and sea), and silver, and raw steel. The legislative framework for the mineral sector is provided by Mining law No. 685/2001. The Ministry of Mines and Energy oversees the mineral sector in Colombia. Most of the mining and mineral-processing operations in Colombia were privately owned, with artisanal mining constituting a substantial minority segment. Gold represented the second-largest export by value of the mining sector, accounting for 32.7% of the mining sector's exports (Agencia Nacional de Minería, 2001; 2025, p. 8).  

Data on mineral production are in the Production table (formerly table 1). The Facilities table (formerly table 2) is a list of major mineral industry facilities. More-extensive coverage of the mineral industry of Colombia can be found in previous editions of the U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook, volume III, Area Reports—International—Latin America and Canada, which are available at https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nmic/south-america. 

Production table

(Metric tons, gross weight, unless otherwise specified)

References Cited 

• Agencia Nacional de Minería [National Mining Agency], 2001, Ley 685 de 2001 [Law 685 of 2001]: Bogota, Colombia, Agencia Nacional de Minería, 40 p. (Accessed December 7, 2025, at https://www.anm.gov.co/sites/default/files/ley_685_2001_0.pdf.) [In Spanish.] 

• Agencia Nacional de Minería [National Mining Agency], 2025, Mineria en cifras—Febrero 2025 [Mining in figures—February 2025]: Bogota, Colombia, Agencia Nacional de Minería, 23 p. (Accessed December 2, 2025, at https://docs.upme.gov.co/SIMEC/SIMCO/Cifras-Sectoriales/BoletinMinerale….) [In Spanish.]