CAUCASUS · RESOURCES

Georgia: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
16
11 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
3.8 GW
19 plants
Clean share of electricity
80%
Ember, 2025

Mines and deposits

Manganese7
Zinc3
Gold3
Lead2
Copper2
Iron ore2
Platinum-group metals2
Titanium1
Silver1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Tchiatura DepositsManganeseOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
ChiaturaManganeseOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Chkhari-AdzhametiManganeseOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
DarkvetichiaturiManganeseOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
KutaisiTitaniumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
KvaisiLead, ZincOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Madneuli MineCopper, ZincOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Rustavi BfIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Rustavi SpIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
ShkhmericiaturiManganeseOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
ZestafonifemnManganeseOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Kvaisi ConcentratorLead, ZincProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Hydro2.6 GW
Gas1.3 GW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Inguri (Enguri) Dam Hydroelectric Power Station GeorgiaHydro1,300 MWNot stated
Gardabani (Tbilisi) Thermal Power Plant GeorgiaGas840 MWNot stated
Mtkvari Thermal Power Plant GeorgiaGas300 MWNot stated
Vartsikhe Cascade Hydroelectric Power Plants GeorgiaHydro256 MWNot stated
Vardnili I Hydroelectric Power Plant GeorgiaHydro220 MWNot stated
Zhinvali Hydroelectric Power Plant GeorgiaHydro130 MWNot stated
Lajanuri Hydroelectric Power Plant GeorgiaHydro113 MWNot stated
Khrami I Hydroelectric Power Plant GeorgiaHydro112 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
1.3%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
3.1%
% of merchandise exports · 2025
Ores and metals exports
16.8%
% 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.