Mining by country
Mining in India
What India mines: iron ore (12% of world output, #3), zinc (6.7% of world output, #4), chromium (5.9% of world output, #4), aluminium and bauxite (5.7% of world output, #5). Mineral rents are 1.3% of GDP. Below: 2 projects held by listed companies and 11 mines from open mine databases.
Mineral rents1.3%of GDP, 2021. Higher than 80% of countries.
Ores and metals3.8%of merchandise exports, 2025.
Biggest world roleIron ore12% of world mine output, #3, 2025.
World top-3 producer of1mineral we track.
On our globe132 projects held by listed companies and 11 mines with open output data.
Governance, World Bank WGI 2025
- Rule of law-0.13above 49% of countries
- Political stability-0.61above 21% of countries
- Regulatory quality-0.17above 47% of countries
- Control of corruption-0.28above 46% of countries
Share of world mine production
| Mineral | World share | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron ore | 12% | 3 | 2025 |
| Zinc | 6.7% | 4 | 2025 |
| Chromium | 5.9% | 4 | 2025 |
| Aluminium and bauxite | 5.7% | 5 | 2025 |
| Lead | 4.9% | 6 | 2025 |
| Manganese | 4% | 6 | 2025 |
| Silver | 3.1% | 11 | 2025 |
| Titanium minerals | 2.5% | 9 | 2025 |
| Silicon | 1.2% | 9 | 2025 |
| Graphite (natural) | 0.9% | 7 | 2025 |
| Rare earths | 0.7% | 6 | 2025 |
| Phosphate rock | 0.6% | 19 | 2025 |
Projects held by listed companies
| Project | Company | Minerals | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patalganga expandable graphite plant (India) | Total Graphite | Graphite (natural) | Producing |
| Bhukia (Bhukiya-Jagpura block) | Panthera Resources | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
Mines
| Mine | Minerals | Operator | Latest published output |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Narrain | Iron ore | 4,120,000 t (2019) | |
| Bodai-Daldali | Aluminium and bauxite | 211,134 t (2019) | |
| Kayad | Zinc, Lead | Hindustan Zinc Limited | 97,945 t (2019) |
| Mainpat | Aluminium and bauxite | 256,354 t (2018) | |
| Panchpatmali | Aluminium and bauxite | 7,230,546 t (2019) | |
| Rajpura Dariba | Zinc, Lead, Silver | Hindustan Zinc | 117,529 t (2019) |
| Rampura Agucha | Zinc, Lead, Silver | Hindustan Zinc | 357,571 t (2019) |
| Vedanta Goa mines - Bicholim | Iron ore | ||
| Vedanta Goa mines - Codli | Iron ore | ||
| Vedanta Goa mines - Sonshi | Iron ore | ||
| Zawar | Zinc, Lead | Hindustan Zinc Limited | 54,661 t (2019) |
By mineral
Aluminium and bauxite minesChromium minesCopper minesGold minesGraphite (natural) minesIron ore minesLead minesManganese minesPhosphate rock minesRare earths minesSilver minesTitanium minerals 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.