CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN · RESOURCES

Jamaica: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
156
11 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
0.8 GW
10 plants
Clean share of electricity
13%
Ember, 2024

Mines and deposits

Bauxite and aluminium116
Phosphate20
Copper20
Silver4
Gold4
Lead2
Zinc1
Antimony1
Cobalt1
Molybdenum1
Iron ore1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Alcan Jamaica Ltd - EwartonBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Alcan Jamaica Ltd - KirkvineBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Alcoa Minerals of Jamaica Inc. - Halse HallBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Alumina Partners of Jamaica Alpart - NainBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Reynolds Jamaica Mines Ltd.Bauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Alpart NainBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Bauxite - JamaicaBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Breadnut ValleyBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Discovery Bay Water ValleyBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
EwartonBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
KirkvineBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
(Facility) Jamalco RefineryBauxite and aluminiumProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Oil599 MW
Gas120 MW
Wind39 MW
Solar20 MW
Hydro15 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Old HarbourOil348 MWJamaica Public Service Company
Hunts BayOil123 MWJamaica Public Service Company
BogueGas120 MWJamaica Public Service Company
West KingstonOil65 MWJamaica Energy Partners
RockfortOil64 MWJamaica Private Power Company
ManchesterWind39 MWWigton Wind Farm Ltd.
ContentSolar20 MWNot stated
Maggotty HydroHydro6 MWJamaica Public Service Company

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
0.3%
% 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
23.9%
% of merchandise exports · 2025
Ores and metals exports
42.4%
% 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.