The mining sector continues its growth, driven by an increase in phosphate production and exports.
According to the Financial Studies and Forecasts Directorate’s July economic report, the national mining sector recorded consistent growth in the second quarter of 2025, achieving a strong performance.
The directorate confirmed that the sector’s activity maintained a positive trajectory, fueled by a noticeable improvement in crude phosphate production, a key element in mining activity. This production grew by 18.1% during April and May, following an increase of 11.9% in the first quarter of the same year.
In the first five months of the year, cumulative production of crude phosphate rose by 14.5%, while its derivatives experienced a 7.9% increase by the end of May.
Exports contributed to reinforcing this trend, with sales of phosphate derivatives abroad rising by 15.5% during the first two months of the second quarter. Additionally, sales of crude phosphate jumped significantly, up 42.5%.
These results pushed the sector’s turnover past 36.7 billion dirhams by the end of May, marking an annual growth of 18.1%. This growth was supported by robust performance in three main categories: natural and chemical fertilizers (up 14.8%), crude phosphate (up 47.7%), and phosphoric acid (up 18.1%).
Other minerals also contributed to this momentum, with their exports growing by 3.2% after a decline last year, thanks to a resurgence in copper ores (up 15.1%) and lead (up 22.4%), reflecting a gradual diversification in the national mining portfolio.
