Mining by country
Mining in Germany
What Germany mines: potash (6.1% of world output, #5). Below: 7 projects held by listed companies.
Mineral rents0%of GDP, 2021. Higher than 0% of countries.
Ores and metals2.9%of merchandise exports, 2025.
Biggest world rolePotash6.1% of world mine output, #5, 2025.
World top-3 producer of0minerals we track.
On our globe77 projects held by listed companies.
Governance, World Bank WGI 2025
- Rule of law+1.60above 94% of countries
- Political stability+0.21above 53% of countries
- Regulatory quality+1.22above 90% of countries
- Control of corruption+1.68above 94% of countries
Share of world mine production
| Mineral | World share | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potash | 6.1% | 5 | 2025 |
Projects held by listed companies
| Project | Company | Minerals | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elektrowerk Weisweiler (EWW) smelter | Afarak Group | Chromium | Producing |
| Remloy NdFeB alloy plant (Bitterfeld) | Mkango Magnetic Materials | Rare earths | Producing |
| AMG Lithium Bitterfeld lithium hydroxide refinery | AMG Critical Materials | lithium hydroxide | Development |
| HyProMag GmbH - Pforzheim | Mkango Magnetic Materials | Rare earths | Development |
| Tellerhauser Tin Project (Hammerlein and Dreiberg), Saxony | First Tin | Indium, Silver, Tin, Zinc | Development |
| Auersberg exploration licence area, Saxony | First Tin | Tin | Exploration |
| Gottesberg Tin Project, Vogtland, Saxony | First Tin | Copper, Tin, Tungsten | Exploration |
By mineral
Chromium minesCopper minesPotash minesRare earths minesSilver minesTin minesTungsten minesZinc mines
World shares: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, latest year per mineral. Mineral rents, exports and governance: World Bank WDI and WGI. Trade: CEPII BACI. Projects: listed companies' announcements.