SOUTH AMERICA · RESOURCES

Colombia: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
627
201 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
11 GW
25 plants
Clean share of electricity
77%
Ember, 2025

Mines and deposits

Gold551
Silver286
Copper74
Lead65
Zinc43
Iron ore19
Platinum-group metals10
Antimony10
Phosphate10
Nickel5
Bauxite and aluminium5
Molybdenum4
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Bagado DistrictGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Bajo Baudo and Pizarro DistrictGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Barbacoas DistrictGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Barbacoas DistrictPlatinum-group metalsOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Bolivar DistrictGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
California MineGold, Silver, CopperOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Cerro MatosoNickel, Chromium, Iron ore, CobaltOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Condoto DistrictPlatinum-group metals, GoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
El Bordo DistrictGold, CopperOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
El ChivatoSilver, GoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
El PapayoGold, SilverOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Gallinazo MineGold, Silver, LeadOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Hydro6.7 GW
Gas2.6 GW
Coal1.4 GW
Oil188 MW
Solar96 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
San CarlosHydro1,246 MWIsagen S.A.
GavioHydro1,200 MWEmgesa
ChivorHydro1,000 MWAES Chivor
TermobarranquillaGas918 MWTEBSA
SogamosoHydro820 MWIsagen S.A.
TermofloresGas670 MWTermoflores S.A.E.S.P
Porce IIIHydro660 MWEPM
Central GuatapéHydro560 MWEPM

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
3.4%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
0.2%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.7%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.9%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
34.9%
% of merchandise exports · 2025
Ores and metals exports
3.3%
% 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 Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right.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.