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eSwatini: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
7
2 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
0.1 GW
6 plants
Clean share of electricity
97%
Ember, 2024

Mines and deposits

Tin4
Iron ore2
Chromium1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
GegeIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Ngwenya MineIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
(Facility) Mpaka SmelterChromiumProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
DwaleniTinPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Forbes ReefTinPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
MccreedysTinPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
OshoekTinProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Hydro51 MW
Biomass44 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
LupohloHydro21 MWNot stated
Simunye MillBiomass17 MWNot stated
EdwaleniHydro15 MWNot stated
Maguga DamHydro15 MWNot stated
Mhlume MillBiomass14 MWNot stated
Ubombo MillBiomass13 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
0.1%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
3.6%
% of merchandise exports · 2023
Ores and metals exports
0.6%
% of merchandise exports · 2023

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 Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right.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.