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New Zealand: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
70
16 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
6.7 GW
43 plants
Clean share of electricity
89%
Ember, 2025

Mines and deposits

Gold46
Platinum-group metals13
Coal13
Silver9
Iron ore7
Tungsten4
Titanium4
Rare earths3
Bauxite and aluminium2
Chromium1
Copper1
Vanadium1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
BarrytownGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Clutha, Cromwell-AlexandraGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
GlenorchyTungstenOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Kanieri MineGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
KumaraGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Martha Hill MineGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Queen of Beauty MinePlatinum-group metals, Gold, SilverOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Rimu-KaniereGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
TaharoaIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Taharoa MineIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Waikato North HeadIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Waverley MineIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Hydro4.4 GW
Geothermal666 MW
Gas507 MW
Coal500 MW
Wind459 MW
Oil155 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
ManapouriHydro800 MWMeridian Energy
Ohau AHydro688 MWMeridian Energy
BenmoreHydro540 MWMeridian Energy
Huntly (steam)Coal500 MWGenesis Energy
ClydeHydro432 MWContact Energy
Huntly (CC)Gas403 MWGenesis Energy
MaraetaiHydro352 MWMercury Energy
AviemoreHydro220 MWMeridian Energy

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
0.3%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.1%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
0.9%
% of merchandise exports · 2025
Ores and metals exports
3.3%
% 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 Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right.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.