Mining by country
Mining by country
What each of 55 countries mines: its share of world production, what mining is worth to its economy, how it governs, and the mines and projects there. 12 countries have a full story; every page has the stats board.
Hover or tap a country. World Bank WDI and WGI; USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries.
The stories
Chinagallium, bismuth, magnesiumRussiaplatinum group metals, antimony, potashAustraliairon ore, zirconium (zircon), lithiumBrazilniobium, beryllium, iron orePerumolybdenum, silver, copperSouth Africachromium, manganese, platinum group metalsDR Congocobalt, tantalum, copperUnited Statesberyllium, molybdenum, rare earthsCanadapotash, platinum group metals, goldChilecopper, lithium, molybdenumIndonesianickel, tin, cobaltKazakhstanchromium, gold, copper
Country and mineral infographics, drawn in numbersPeriodic table of mined minerals
Africa
Burkina Faso 3 projectsBotswana 14 projectsCôte d'Ivoire 20 projectsCameroon 5 projectsDR Congo 17 projectsRepublic of the Congo 4 projectsGhana 6 projectsMorocco 9 projectsMadagascar 3 projectsMali 9 projectsMozambique 7 projectsMalawi 7 projectsNamibia 10 projectsNigeria 2 projectsRwanda 3 projectsSenegal 7 projectsTanzania 4 projectsSouth Africa 39 projectsZambia 19 projectsZimbabwe 12 projects
Asia
Azerbaijan 9 projectsChina 2 projectsCyprus 3 projectsIndonesia 0 projectsIndia 2 projectsIran 0 projectsIsrael 0 projectsKazakhstan 3 projectsSouth Korea 3 projectsLaos 0 projectsMyanmar 0 projectsPhilippines 8 projectsSaudi Arabia 6 projectsTurkey 5 projectsVietnam 3 projects
Europe
Germany 7 projectsSpain 13 projectsFinland 4 projectsUnited Kingdom 13 projectsKosovo 3 projectsNorway 3 projectsPortugal 4 projectsRussia 5 projectsSweden 10 projectsUkraine 4 projects
North America
Canada 28 projectsGreenland 6 projectsMexico 2 projectsNicaragua 3 projectsUnited States 51 projects
Oceania
South America
Bolivia 0 projectsBrazil 44 projectsChile 22 projectsPeru 0 projects
Country pages marked with a dot carry a scroll story; every page has the stats board of mineral rents, export dependence, world shares and governance.