CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN · RESOURCES

Honduras: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
103
18 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
2.2 GW
40 plants
Clean share of electricity
55%
Ember, 2024

Mines and deposits

Gold65
Silver52
Copper24
Lead22
Zinc22
Antimony10
Iron ore4
Graphite2
Manganese2
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Dos HermanosGold, SilverOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
El Transito MineGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, ZincOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Guajiniquil PropertyGold, SilverOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
La CapaAntimonyOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
La PochotaSilverOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Las AnimasLead, Silver, ZincOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
MaranonIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Rio PatucaGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
San Andres MineSilver, GoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Yeseras Trinidad CopanSilverOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
El Corpus DepositsGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
El MochitoLead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, CopperOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Oil789 MW
Solar605 MW
Hydro515 MW
Wind126 MW
Biomass50 MW
Gas39 MW
Geothermal39 MW
Waste3 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
ENERSA CholomaOil371 MWEmpresa Nacional De Energia Electrica
Fransisco Morazan (el Cajon)Hydro300 MWEmpresa Nacional De Energia Electrica
Lufussa IIIOil231 MWEmpresa Nacional De Energia Electrica
Cerra de HulaWind126 MWNot stated
Valle Solar ParkSolar100 MWNot stated
ELCOSAOil80 MWEmpresa Nacional De Energia Electrica
Lufussa IIOil80 MWEmpresa Nacional De Energia Electrica
Rio LindoHydro80 MWEmpresa Nacional De Energia Electrica

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
0.4%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
0.0%
% of merchandise exports · 2024
Ores and metals exports
3.2%
% of merchandise exports · 2024

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.