WESTERN EUROPE · RESOURCES

Italy: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
109
62 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
73 GW
396 plants
Clean share of electricity
49%
Ember, 2025

Mines and deposits

Zinc39
Lead38
Copper16
Iron ore14
Silver13
Potash13
Bauxite and aluminium9
Phosphate7
Antimony6
Chromium5
Titanium5
Manganese4
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Bjornevatn Sydvaranger MineIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Bleikvassli MineLead, Copper, ZincOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Fenice Capanne MineCopper, Lead, ZincOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Fosdalen MineCopper, Iron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Grong MineZinc, CopperOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Killingdal MineCopper, ZincOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Masua MineLead, ZincOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Mofjellet MineCopper, Zinc, LeadOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Monteponi/San Giovanni MineLead, ZincOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Montevecchio Pb - Zn MineZinc, Lead, Silver, CopperOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Montevecchio/Funtana Raminosa MineCopper, Lead, ZincOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Muscadroxiu - Genna Tres Montis Fluorspar MinesLeadOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Gas38.6 GW
Hydro13.4 GW
Coal9.0 GW
Oil8.8 GW
Solar2.0 GW
Geothermal857 MW
Other385 MW
Wind105 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
MONTALTO (Alessandro Volta)Gas3,446 MWENEL
Brindisi Sud power stationCoal2,640 MWEnel SpA
PORTO TOLLEOil2,640 MWENEL
Torrevaldaliga Nord power stationCoal1,980 MWEnel
TURBIGOOil1,569 MWEdipower
TAVAZZANOGas1,520 MWE. On
TORREVALDALIGA SouthGas1,488 MWTirreno
LA CASELLA C.LEGas1,466 MWEnel

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
0.1%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
2.6%
% of merchandise exports · 2025
Ores and metals exports
2.4%
% 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.