CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN · RESOURCES

Dominican Republic: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
34
8 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
1.9 GW
15 plants
Clean share of electricity
24%
Ember, 2025

Mines and deposits

Gold20
Iron ore6
Nickel6
Copper6
Silver4
Cobalt2
Zinc2
Bauxite and aluminium2
Chromium1
Lead1
Platinum-group metals1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Falconbridge Dominicana MinesIron ore, Nickel, CobaltOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Guazuma PlacersGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Inoa PlacersGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Llano De SuiGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
MaguaGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Pueblo Viejo MineGold, Silver, Zinc, CopperOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Rio AminaGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Rio Jaina and TributariesGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
(Facility) Falcondo Bonao Ni Mine and SmelterNickelProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
Falcondo Ferronickel PlantNickelProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
Amber PlacersGoldPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Arroyo Piedra Iman DepositIron orePast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Oil842 MW
Gas319 MW
Coal305 MW
Hydro227 MW
Solar113 MW
Wind52 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Quisqueya 2Oil430 MWEGE-Haina
AES AndresGas319 MWAES Andres
Itabo power stationCoal260 MWEGE-Itabo
Haina TGOil185 MWEGE-Haina
Monte RioOil100 MWPVDC
Tavera 1Hydro96 MWEGEHID
Sultana del EsteOil85 MWEGE-Haina
Palomino 1Hydro82 MWEGEHID

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
2.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
0.6%
% of merchandise exports · 2025
Ores and metals exports
2.5%
% 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 Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right.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.