Amid an economic outlook slowed by US tariff policy, the Mexican mining and metallurgical industry remained resilient and grew its production by 1.4% month-on-month in September 2025 , the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) announced on Wednesday .
In its annual measurement, production registered a positive variation of 2% , according to the Mining and Metallurgical Industry Statistics (EIMM) , which provides information on activity in this area in order to generate timely indicators.
In the ninth month of the year, already at an annual rate, sulfur had an increase in its production of 66.1%; gold was another of the metals with a significant growth of 12.5 percent.
During the period, lead, silver, gypsum, zinc, non-coking coal – which is used for the generation of electricity – and fluorite , registered increases of 9.4%, 4.9%, 3.4%, 2.2%, 2.2% and 2.1%, respectively.
Meanwhile, the largest declines in mining and metallurgical production during the cycle were in copper and iron pellets , with 4.7% and 17.9%, respectively, at an annual rate.
By federal entities, Zacatecas stood out in gold production with an annual variation of 16.4%, as well as in silver with 4.1%, lead with 1.4% and zinc with 3.3 percent.
Colima stood out in iron production with 3.3%, Nuevo León in sulfur with 11.3% and San Luis Potosí in fluorite with 3.1% in the cycle, indicated Inegi.
Mexico seeks to revive its large-scale mining industry to reposition itself in global competition, in order to manufacture batteries, semiconductors, and other products.
In that regard, the federal government recently announced a plan to expedite permits and attract capital, seeking to reduce processing times, unify criteria, and modernize processes so that Mexico can once again become competitive in this industry.
According to estimates from the Mexican Mining Chamber (Camimex) , mining investments in the country could reach 5.308 billion dollars in 2025, an amount 4.8% higher compared to 2024.
According to Inegi, Mexican mining and metallurgical production includes activities of extraction, processing, smelting and refining of metallic and non-metallic minerals.
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