Global Resource Map – Location, Production, and Supply-Chain Connections
- 0–1%
- 1%–5%
- 5%–10%
- 10%–25%
- ≥ 25%
- Not listed
- 96 producer sites (USGS), at the facility or its town
- Province only
Share of the world total, 310,000 t (tonnes).
Central Africa · CD
Dem. Rep. Congo
Cobalt 230,000 t (USGS estimate) · 74% of world
Role in the chains: extraction
Natural resources, measured
Ordered by the country’s largest How this is computedA country's resources are ordered by its largest share of world output on any production column of each table (e.g. palladium within PGMs).Method →Code →. Values are USGS (minerals) or EIA (energy); an “e” marks a USGS estimate.
Cobalt 1st (Computed: Position of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.) · 74% (Computed: A place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.) of mine production, 2025
| Measure | Value | Year before | World standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mine production2025 · tonnes | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026) (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026) · 2025Open the source → | 2024: 226,000 (How this is computedLatest year ÷ the year before − 1, same country, same column of the same table (USGS or EIA).Method →Code →) | World: Among 12 countries listed individually.How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Among 12 countries listed individually.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → |
| Reserves2025 · tonnes | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026) (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026) · 2025Open the source → | Year before: — | World: Among 12 countries listed individually.How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Among 12 countries listed individually.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → |
Reserves ÷ 2025 production: How this is computedPublished reserves ÷ annual production, same place, unit and year.Method →Code → at that rate. Reserves are what is economic to extract now (roughly proved + probable), not all that exists; they move with price and technology.
Who produces it
- Katanga Mining Ltd. [Glencore International AG, 75%, and Générale des Carrières et des Mines (Gécamines), 25%] — mine, KOV, KTO, and Mashamba East Mines near Kolwezi capacity 300,000 copper; 30,000 cobalt metric tons
- Mutanda Mining SPRL (Glencore plc, 100%) — mine, Mutanda Mine in Lualaba Province capacity 200,000 copper; 28,000e cobalt metric tons
- Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. — mine, Kakula-Kamoa Copper Complex in Lualaba Province capacity 350,000e copper metric tons
- Tenke Fungurume Mining SARL [China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., 80%, and Générale des Carrières et des Mines (Gécamines), 20%] — mine, Tenke Fungurume Mine in Lualaba Province capacity 314,000 copper; 25,000e cobalt metric tons
- Sicomines [China Railway Group Ltd. and Sinohydro Corp., 68%; La Générale des Carrières et des Mines SA (Gecamines), 20%; and Société Immobilière du Congo (SIMCO), 12%] — mine, Mashamba West Mine in Lualaba Province capacity 254,000 copper; 5,180 cobalt metric tons
- La Minière de Kalumbwe Myunga (MKM) (Chiina Railway Group Ltd., 80.2%) — mine, Mine near Kolwezi capacity 29,000e copper; 2,200e cobalt metric tons
USGS Minerals Yearbook 2022, Table 2. Structure of the mineral industry (Table 2), 48 more rows. Annual capacity in the unit USGS prints for each commodity. Chapter ↗ Table ↗
Constraints and changes, as the sources state them
- “Congo (Kinshasa) was the world’s leading source of mined cobalt and accounted for an estimated 73% of world total, followed by Indonesia, which accounted for 14%.” USGS ↗
- “In February, Congo (Kinshasa) temporarily banned cobalt exports to address market oversupply and low prices.” USGS ↗
- “Uncertainty in supply availability following the announcement of the Congo (Kinshasa) export ban likely contributed to the sharp increase in estimated United States imports and industry stocks during the year.” USGS ↗
Export restrictions (OECD, 2024 data)
- Export prohibition on ore since 2023-08-04 Stated purpose: product is strategic for the economy Legal text ↗
- Licensing requirement on ore since 2021-05-26 Stated purpose: promote further processing / value added Legal text ↗
- Licensing requirement on ore, chemical, intermediate, scrap since 2002-07-11 Stated purpose: promote further processing / value added Legal text ↗
- All 8 measures →
Not in the sources read: EU or US sanctions naming it.
USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026), World Mine Production and Reserves (Data in metric tons, cobalt content). Source ↗ World ranking →
Diamond (industrial) 2nd (Computed: Position of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.) · 18% (Computed: A place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.) of mine production, 2025
| Measure | Value | Year before | World standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mine production2025 · million carats | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026) (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026) · 2025Open the source → | 2024: 7 (How this is computedLatest year ÷ the year before − 1, same country, same column of the same table (USGS or EIA).Method →Code →) | World: Among 6 countries listed individually.How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Among 6 countries listed individually.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → |
| Reserves2025 · million carats | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026) (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026) · 2025Open the source → | Year before: — | World: Among 6 countries listed individually.How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Among 6 countries listed individually.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → |
Reserves ÷ 2025 production: How this is computedPublished reserves ÷ annual production, same place, unit and year.Method →Code → at that rate. Reserves are what is economic to extract now (roughly proved + probable), not all that exists; they move with price and technology.
Constraints and changes, as the sources state them
- “Russia, the leading country in the production of natural industrial diamond, produced 16 million carats or 42% of total world production, followed by Congo (Kinshasa), 7 million carats (18%);” USGS ↗
Export restrictions (OECD, 2024 data)
- Licensing requirement on rough, worked since 2002-07-11 Stated purpose: promote further processing / value added Legal text ↗
- Export tax 3% on rough since 2023-01-01 Stated purpose: generate revenue Legal text ↗
- Export surtax 0.5% on rough since 2023-01-01 Stated purpose: generate revenue Legal text ↗
- All 7 measures →
Not in the sources read: producers (USGS 2022 country chapter, corpus) · EU or US sanctions naming it.
USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026), World Natural Industrial Diamond Mine Production and Reserves (Data in million carats). Source ↗ World ranking →
Copper 2nd (Computed: Position of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.) · 14% (Computed: A place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.) of mine production, 2025
| Measure | Value | Year before | World standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mine production2025 · thousand tonnes | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026) (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026) · 2025Open the source → | 2024: 2,990 (How this is computedLatest year ÷ the year before − 1, same country, same column of the same table (USGS or EIA).Method →Code →) | World: Among 14 countries listed individually.How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Among 14 countries listed individually.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → |
| Refinery production2025 · thousand tonnes | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026) (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026) · 2025Open the source → | 2024: 2,560 (How this is computedLatest year ÷ the year before − 1, same country, same column of the same table (USGS or EIA).Method →Code →) | World: Among 17 countries listed individually.How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Among 17 countries listed individually.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → |
| Reserves2025 · thousand tonnes | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026) (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026) · 2025Open the source → | Year before: — | World: Among 14 countries listed individually.How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Among 14 countries listed individually.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → |
Reserves ÷ 2025 production: How this is computedPublished reserves ÷ annual production, same place, unit and year.Method →Code → at that rate. Reserves are what is economic to extract now (roughly proved + probable), not all that exists; they move with price and technology.
Who produces it
- Katanga Mining Ltd. [Glencore International AG, 75%, and Générale des Carrières et des Mines (Gécamines), 25%] — mine, KOV, KTO, and Mashamba East Mines near Kolwezi capacity 300,000 copper; 30,000 cobalt metric tons
- Mutanda Mining SPRL (Glencore plc, 100%) — mine, Mutanda Mine in Lualaba Province capacity 200,000 copper; 28,000e cobalt metric tons
- Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. — mine, Kakula-Kamoa Copper Complex in Lualaba Province capacity 350,000e copper metric tons
- Tenke Fungurume Mining SARL [China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., 80%, and Générale des Carrières et des Mines (Gécamines), 20%] — mine, Tenke Fungurume Mine in Lualaba Province capacity 314,000 copper; 25,000e cobalt metric tons
- Sicomines [China Railway Group Ltd. and Sinohydro Corp., 68%; La Générale des Carrières et des Mines SA (Gecamines), 20%; and Société Immobilière du Congo (SIMCO), 12%] — mine, Mashamba West Mine in Lualaba Province capacity 254,000 copper; 5,180 cobalt metric tons
- La Minière de Kalumbwe Myunga (MKM) (Chiina Railway Group Ltd., 80.2%) — mine, Mine near Kolwezi capacity 29,000e copper; 2,200e cobalt metric tons
USGS Minerals Yearbook 2022, Table 2. Structure of the mineral industry (Table 2), 48 more rows. Annual capacity in the unit USGS prints for each commodity. Chapter ↗ Table ↗
Export restrictions (OECD, 2024 data)
- Export prohibition on ore since 2023-08-04 Stated purpose: product is strategic for the economy Legal text ↗
- Licensing requirement on ore since 2021-05-26 Stated purpose: promote further processing / value added Legal text ↗
- Licensing requirement on ore, intermediate, metal, scrap since 2002-07-11 Stated purpose: promote further processing / value added Legal text ↗
- All 10 measures →
Not in the sources read: constraints or changes (USGS, accepted events) · EU or US sanctions naming it.
USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026), World Mine and Refinery Production and Reserves (Data in thousand metric tons, copper content). Source ↗ World ranking →
Tin 5th (Computed: Position of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.) · 9.3% (Computed: A place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.) of mine production, 2025
| Measure | Value | Year before | World standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mine production2025 · tonnes | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026) (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026) · 2025Open the source → | 2024: 26,000 (How this is computedLatest year ÷ the year before − 1, same country, same column of the same table (USGS or EIA).Method →Code →) | World: Among 14 countries listed individually.How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Among 14 countries listed individually.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → |
| Reserves2025 · tonnes | Source: USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026) (2025)SourcedUSGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026) · 2025Open the source → | Year before: — | World: Among 10 countries listed individually.How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Among 10 countries listed individually.Method →Code → |
Reserves ÷ 2025 production: How this is computedPublished reserves ÷ annual production, same place, unit and year.Method →Code → at that rate. Reserves are what is economic to extract now (roughly proved + probable), not all that exists; they move with price and technology.
Who produces it
- Artisanal and small-scale miners — tin, mine, Congo, Djibende, G24, Makonde, Mile Beches, and other mines in Tanganyika Province capacity 7,400e cassiterite metric tons
- Artisanal and small-scale miners — tin, mine, Malenge, Musafiri, and other mines in Haut-Lomani Province capacity 5,300e cassiterite metric tons
- Artisanal and small-scale miners — tin, mine, Camp Tembo, Mukuku, and other mines in Maniema Province Maniema Province capacity 4,400e cassiterite metric tons
- Artisanal and small-scale miners — tin, mine, Lula, Mitwaba, and other mines in Haut-Katanga Province capacity 3,800e cassiterite metric tons
- Artisanal and small-scale miners — tin, mine, Kalimbi/T20, Kasenge, Kibuye, Nzombe, and other mines in Sud-Kivu Province capacity 3,700e cassiterite metric tons
- Artisanal and small-scale miners — tin, mine, Mines in Nord-Kivu Province capacity 2,300e cassiterite metric tons
USGS Minerals Yearbook 2022, Table 2. Structure of the mineral industry (Table 2), 2 more rows. Annual capacity in the unit USGS prints for each commodity. Chapter ↗ Table ↗
Export restrictions (OECD, 2024 data)
- Licensing requirement on ore, metal, scrap since 2002-07-11 Stated purpose: promote further processing / value added Legal text ↗
- Export tax 10% on ore, metal, scrap since 2023-01-01 Stated purpose: generate revenue Legal text ↗
- Export tax 0.5% on ore, metal, scrap since 2008-08-22 Stated purpose: generate revenue Legal text ↗
- All 6 measures →
Not in the sources read: constraints or changes (USGS, accepted events) · EU or US sanctions naming it.
USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (February 2026), World Mine Production and Reserves (Data in metric tons, tin content). Source ↗ World ranking →
Hydropower 44th (Computed: Position of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.) · 0.3% (Computed: A place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.) of production, 2024
| Measure | Value | Year before | World standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production2024 · terawatt-hours | Source: EIA International Energy Statistics, EIA international bulk file, updated 2026-09-21 (2024)SourcedEIA International Energy Statistics, EIA international bulk file, updated 2026-09-21 · 2024Open the source → | 2023: 13.424 (How this is computedLatest year ÷ the year before − 1, same country, same column of the same table (USGS or EIA).Method →Code →) | World: Among 153 countries listed individually.How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Among 153 countries listed individually.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → |
Not in the sources read: producers (USGS 2022 country chapter, corpus) · constraints or changes (USGS, accepted events) · export restrictions (OECD 2024) · EU or US sanctions naming it.
EIA International Energy Statistics, EIA international bulk file, updated 2026-09-21, Hydroelectricity net generation, annual (series INTL.33-12-<ISO3>-BKWH.A) (billion kilowatthours). Source ↗ World ranking →
Oil 68th (Computed: Position of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.) · <0.1% (Computed: A place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.) of production, 2025
| Measure | Value | Year before | World standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production2025 · thousand barrels a day | Source: EIA International Energy Statistics, EIA international bulk file, updated 2026-09-21 (2025)SourcedEIA International Energy Statistics, EIA international bulk file, updated 2026-09-21 · 2025Open the source → | 2024: 17 (How this is computedLatest year ÷ the year before − 1, same country, same column of the same table (USGS or EIA).Method →Code →) | World: Among 99 countries listed individually.How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Among 99 countries listed individually.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → |
Not in the sources read: producers (USGS 2022 country chapter, corpus) · constraints or changes (USGS, accepted events) · export restrictions (OECD 2024) · EU or US sanctions naming it.
EIA International Energy Statistics, EIA international bulk file, updated 2026-09-21, Crude oil including lease condensate, annual (series INTL.57-1-<ISO3>-TBPD.A) (thousand barrels per day). Source ↗ World ranking →
Coal 0
| Measure | Value | Year before | World standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production2024 · thousand tonnes | 0 | 2023: 0 | World: not ranked |
| Reserves2023 · million short tons | Source: EIA International Energy Statistics, EIA international bulk file, updated 2026-09-21 (2023)SourcedEIA International Energy Statistics, EIA international bulk file, updated 2026-09-21 · 2023Open the source → | Year before: — | World: Among 86 countries listed individually.How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Among 86 countries listed individually.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code → |
Not in the sources read: producers (USGS 2022 country chapter, corpus) · constraints or changes (USGS, accepted events) · export restrictions (OECD 2024) · EU or US sanctions naming it.
EIA International Energy Statistics, EIA international bulk file, updated 2026-09-21, Coal, annual (series INTL.7-1-<ISO3>-MT.A) (thousand metric tons; reserves in million short tons). Source ↗ World ranking →
Market access
Export restrictions it applies
Source: OECD Inventory of Export Restrictions on Critical Raw Materials (2024 data)SourcedOECD Inventory of Export Restrictions on Critical Raw Materials (2024 data)Open the source → measures recorded on cobalt, copper, antimony, bauxite / aluminium, diamond (industrial), gallium, gold, nickel, platinum-group metals, silver, tin, tungsten — listed under each resource above.
Sanctions that name it
- UN and EU · Restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Applies: arms export, asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, prohibition to satisfy claims, restrictions on admission. Amended 2025-12-10. EU Sanctions Map ↗
- US · Democratic Republic of the Congo-Related Sanctions OFAC ↗
Read 2026-09-26 from the EU Sanctions Map and OFAC’s program list. A regime targets what its measures name — listed persons, goods, services — not the whole country. UK: gov.uk publishes each regime as prose, with no machine-readable list of measures per regime; not read.
Peers on cobalt
The other leading countries by mine production, 2025 (USGS/EIA); this country is How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code →.
- Indonesia How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code →
- Russia How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code →
- Madagascar How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code →
- Australia How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code →
- Philippines How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code →
Peers on diamond (industrial)
The other leading countries by mine production, 2025 (USGS/EIA); this country is How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code →.
- Russia How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code →
- Botswana How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code →
- Zimbabwe How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code →
- South Africa How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code →
- Angola How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code →
Peers on copper
The other leading countries by mine production, 2025 (USGS/EIA); this country is How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code →.
- Chile How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code →
- Peru How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code →
- China How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code →
- Russia How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code →
- United States How this is computedPosition of a country when the countries USGS lists individually are sorted by the same column, largest first; equal values share a rank.Method →Code → · How this is computedA place's annual production ÷ the published world total, same unit and year.Method →Code →