Mining by country

Mining in Norway

What Norway mines: titanium minerals (4.2% of world output, #5), silicon (3% of world output, #4). Below: 3 projects held by listed companies.

Mineral rents0%of GDP, 2021. Higher than 0% of countries.
Ores and metals5.4%of merchandise exports, 2025.
Biggest world roleTitanium minerals4.2% of world mine output, #5, 2025.
World top-3 producer of0minerals we track.
On our globe33 projects held by listed companies.
Governance, World Bank WGI 2025
  • Rule of law+1.94above 99% of countries
  • Political stability+1.08above 83% of countries
  • Regulatory quality+1.59above 95% of countries
  • Control of corruption+1.93above 97% of countries
Estimates from −2.5 to +2.5; the bar sits at the country's score.

Share of world mine production

MineralWorld shareWorld rankYear
Titanium minerals4.2%52025
Silicon3%42025

Projects held by listed companies

ProjectCompanyMineralsStage
Nussir copper-silver-gold projectBlue Moon MetalsCopper, Gold, SilverDevelopment
Espedalen nickel-copper-cobalt project (Stormyra, Dalen, Megrund)Kendrick ResourcesCobalt, Copper, Nickel, Platinum group metalsExploration
NSG (Sulitjelma) copper-zinc-gold-silver projectBlue Moon MetalsCopper, Gold, Silver, ZincExploration

By mineral

Cobalt minesCopper minesGold minesNickel minesPlatinum group metals 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.