SOUTH-EAST ASIA · RESOURCES

Malaysia: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
98
64 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
1
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
29 GW
55 plants
Clean share of electricity
21%
Ember, 2025

Minerals produced

MineralProductionShare of worldWorld rankReserves share
Tin critical5,460 t Sn content1.9%10No data
Rare earths critical140 t REO equivalent0.0%12No data

Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, MCS 2026. Rank is among reporting countries.

Mines and deposits

Tin77
Bauxite and aluminium8
Iron ore6
Titanium4
Gold4
Copper4
Lead3
Rare earths2
Manganese2
Tungsten2
Chromium2
Antimony1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Austral Amalgamated MineTin, TitaniumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Ayer Hitam MineTinOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Bau MineAntimonyOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Bauxite - SarawakBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Berjuntai MineTinOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Bidor Malaya MineTin, Rare earths, Gold, TitaniumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Cons. Diamonds MineDiamondsOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Gopeng MineTinOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Killinghall MineTinOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Kinta Kellas MineTinOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Kramat MineTinOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Malaysia Mining Corp MineTinOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Gas13.3 GW
Coal13.0 GW
Hydro2.0 GW
Solar282 MW
Oil178 MW
Biomass12 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Manjung power stationCoal4,180 MWTNB Janamanjung Sdn Bhd
Tanjung Bin power stationCoal3,244 MWMalakoff Bhd
Kapar Energy Ventures (KEV)Gas2,420 MWNot stated
Tg. Bin EnergyCoal2,100 MWNot stated
Sultan Aziz power stationCoal1,600 MWKapar Energy Ventures Sdn Bhd
Jimah power stationCoal1,400 MWJimah Energy Ventures Sdn Bhd
SegariGas1,303 MWNot stated
PakaGas1,136 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
1.8%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
3.3%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
11.2%
% of merchandise exports · 2025
Ores and metals exports
3.8%
% 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.