CAUCASUS · RESOURCES

Armenia: natural resources

Minerals produced, mines and deposits, power capacity and how much the economy depends on resources. Armenia is part of the Invest Global country data, so every figure carries its source.

Mines and deposits mapped
20
7 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
1
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
3.3 GW
8 plants
Clean share of electricity
62%
Ember, 2025

Minerals produced

MineralProductionShare of worldWorld rankReserves share
Molybdenum8,200 t Mo content3.2%60.9%

Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, MCS 2026. Rank is among reporting countries.

Mines and deposits

Copper11
Molybdenum6
Iron ore5
Gold4
Titanium2
Chromium1
Platinum-group metals1
Bauxite and aluminium1
Silver1
Zinc1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
KadzharanMolybdenum, Copper, GoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
ShorzhaChromiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Agarak MineCopper, MolybdenumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Agaraksk ConcentratorCopper, MolybdenumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
AlaverdiCopperOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Kadzharan DepositCopper, MolybdenumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Kafan MineCopperOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Kafan ConcentratorCopperProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
KanakerBauxite and aluminiumProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
Abovyan mineIron oreListed, status not statedNot statedWikidata
Hrazdan mineIron oreListed, status not statedNot statedWikidata
Kajaran copper-molybdenum depositSilver, Molybdenum, Zinc, Gold, CopperListed, status not statedZangezur Copper and Molybdenum CombineWikidata

Showing operating and larger sites first. Open the map for every site.

Power capacity by fuel

Gas1.9 GW
Hydro965 MW
Nuclear375 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
HrazadanGas1,110 MWHrazdan Energy Company
Sevan-Hrazdan CascadeHydro561 MWRusHydro
YerevanGas550 MWYerevan TPP
Armenian-2Nuclear375 MWArmenian Nuclear Power Company
New YerevanGas271 MWYerevan TPP
ShambHydro170 MWMinistry of Energy an Natural Resources
TatevHydro158 MWMinistry of Energy an Natural Resources
SpandaryanHydro76 MWMinistry of Energy an Natural Resources

Source: WRI Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0). Plants of about 1 MW and above, data mostly 2018 to 2021.

Resource dependence

Oil rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
6.8%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
1.0%
% of merchandise exports · 2025
Ores and metals exports
18.3%
% of merchandise exports · 2025

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Mine and deposit locations combine the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (public domain, last updated 2022, strongest for the United States and the Americas) and Wikidata (CC0, notable named mines). Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right. Production and reserve figures are from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries and are rounded estimates. Power plants are from the WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), mostly 2018 to 2021. Nothing here is investment, legal or technical advice.