## Resources for global electronics
_By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling_
Mining operations around the world generate the metals used in today's computers, smartphones and tablets. _Americas Quarterly_ recently [portrayed](http://www.americasquarterly.org/charticles/natural-resource-extraction-chile-peru-colombia/) the global depth of mineral output.
Neighboring Mexico leads in the production of silver, with a 19 percent share of output in 2010, followed by Peru (15 percent). Mexico's Fresnillio silver complex is the world's largest. The U.S. market share, by comparison, is 5 percent.
For copper, South America accounts for nearly half of global output, led by Chile with a 33 percent share. U.S. mines account for 7 percent of the market.
However, the U.S. is the leading producer of gold with a 9 percent share. Newmont's Carlin-Nevada complex is the largest gold producer in the world.
[ ](http://mrpcompany.com/)
**_To return to the E-Scrap News newsletter, click [here](http://www.resource-recycling.com/images/e-newsletterimages/ESNe-news031413.html)_**
URL: http://resource-recycling.com/node/3611
No comments:
Post a Comment