Guatemala

Mineral commodities produced by Guatemala included gemstones, industrial minerals, and metals

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Statistics and information on the mining industry in Guatemala.

Overview

In 2024, Guatemala was not a globally significant producer of mineral commodities. Production of mineral commodities represented only a minor part of the economy. Mineral commodities produced in Guatemala included bentonite, cement, feldspar, gemstone (jadeite), gold, gypsum, kaolin, magnesite, pumice, sand and gravel (construction), raw steel, stone, and talc. The legislative framework for the mineral sector in Guatemala is provided by Decree No. 48/1997. The Ministry of Energy and Mines oversee the mineral sector and provides administrative, technical, and regulatory services through its General Directorate of Mining. Most mineral commodities were produced by private companies.

2024 Report

Full data release with tables here.

In 2024, Guatemala was not a globally significant producer of mineral commodities. Production of mineral commodities represented only a minor part of the economy. Mineral commodities produced in Guatemala included bentonite, cement, feldspar, gemstone (jadeite), gold, gypsum, kaolin, magnesite, pumice, sand and gravel (construction), raw steel, and talc. The legislative framework for the mineral sector in Guatemala is provided by Decree No. 48/1997. The Ministry of Energy and Mines oversee the mineral sector and provides administrative, technical, and regulatory services through its General Directorate of Mining. Most mineral commodities were produced by private companies (Ministerio de Energía y Minas, 2026).

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 Ecuador 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)

Table includes data available through February 9, 2026. All data are reported unless otherwise noted. Estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. Additional industrial mineral commodities may have been produced, but available information was inadequate to make reliable estimates of output.
Commodity	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Bentonite	371	7,378	19,237	19,000^e	19,000^e
Cement, hydraulic	3,230,000^e	4,081,000	3,900,000^e	4,120,000^e	4,420,000^e
Feldspar	25,578	34,231	30,000^e	20,000^e	20,000^e
Ferroalloys, ferronickel	22,894	21,000	18,000	0¹	0²
Gemstones, jadeite	63	121	120^e	120^e	120^e
Gold, mine, Au content (kilograms)	200^e	200^e	200^e	220^e	250^e
Gypsum, crude	423,281	138,552	206,143	210,000^e	210,000^e
Kaolin	402	500^e	2,734	2,700^e	2,700^e
Magnesite	2,000	4,700	14,534	11,256	11,100^e
Pumice and related materials	570,000^e	570,000^e	570,000^e	570,000^e	570,000^e
Raw steel	243,000	307,000	271,057	241,310	245,000
Sand and gravel, construction, sand, river sand	1,185,000	1,100,000^e	1,100,000^e	1,200,000^e	1,300,000^e
Sand and gravel, construction, unspecified	290,000	290,000^e	290,000^e	300,000^e	310,000^e
Sand and gravel, industrial, sand	1,900,000^e	2,000,000^e	1,240,000	1,020,000	1,000,000^e
Stone, crushed, basalt	120,000^e	120,000^e	110,000^e	120,000^e	130,000^e
Stone, crushed, basalt, basaltic andesite	2,844,000	3,900,000	3,570,000	5,920,000	6,000,000^e
Stone, crushed, dolomite	15,000^e	15,000^e	15,000^e	15,000^e	16,000^e
Stone, crushed, limestone	6,574,117	3,700,000^e	4,000,000^e	4,000,000^e	4,100,000^e
Stone, crushed, marble	165,000	195,000	195,000^e	200,000^e	220,000^e
Stone, crushed, schist	766,400	893,000	893,000^e	900,000	950,000^e
Talc and related materials, talc	3,151	2,000^e	1,500^e	1,400^e	1,400^e

^e Estimated.

¹ Production suspended in March 2023.

² Production suspended since March 2023.

Reference Cited

Ministerio de Energía y Minas, 2026, Ley de mineria y su reglamento—Guatemala [Mining law and its regulation—Guatemala]: Guatemala City, Guatemala, Ministerio de Energía y Minas, 39 p. (Accessed February 23, 2026, at https://mem.gob.gt/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1.3.16-Ley-de-Mineria-Dec….) [In Spanish.]

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Guatemala

Mineral commodities produced by Guatemala included gemstones, industrial minerals, and metals

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Jesse J. Inestroza

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