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Mining in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Mining in the Turks and Caicos Islands: the public figures we hold so far. The World Bank puts mineral rents close to zero (2021) and ores and metals at 0.8% of merchandise exports (2012). No world production share, mine or listed company project is recorded here yet.

Mineral rents0%of GDP, 2021. Higher than 0% of countries.
Ores and metals0.8%of merchandise exports, 2012.

History of mining in the Turks and Caicos Islands

What the ground holds. salt (historic); limestone Source: Turks and Caicos Islands Tourism Board

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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.

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Cover photos from Wikimedia Commons: The Big Hole by Rudolph Botha, CC BY-SA 3.0.