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Belgium: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
41
7 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
13 GW
69 plants
Clean share of electricity
80%
Ember, 2025

Mines and deposits

Coal18
Copper6
Zinc5
Phosphate5
Iron ore3
Gold3
Silver3
Cobalt2
Titanium2
Lead2
Platinum-group metals2
Manganese1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Arbed MinesIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
BrusselsGold, SilverOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
BumkoperIron ore, ManganeseOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
ClabercqIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
EheinZincOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
FloneZincOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Sadacem OperationVanadiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
(Facility) Beerse Copper RefineryCopperProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
(Facility) Beerse Copper SmelterCopperProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
(Facility) Olen Copper RefineryCopperProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
(Facility) Olen SmelterCobalt, CopperProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
Antwerp Phosphoric Acid PlantPhosphateProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Nuclear5.9 GW
Gas3.9 GW
Hydro1.4 GW
Wind875 MW
Coal470 MW
Biomass363 MW
Waste223 MW
Oil182 MW
Solar116 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
DOEL 4Nuclear2,910 MWNot stated
TIHANGE 3Nuclear2,054 MWNot stated
COOHydro1,164 MWNot stated
TIHANGE 1NNuclear962 MWNot stated
LANGERLO 1Coal470 MWNot stated
DROGENBOS TGVGas465 MWNot stated
HERDERSBRUG STEGGas465 MWNot stated
Amercoeur 1 R TGVGas451 MWNot stated

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
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
10.2%
% of merchandise exports · 2025
Ores and metals exports
4.1%
% 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 Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right.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.