MIDDLE EAST · RESOURCES

Oman: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
4
4 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
6.0 GW
12 plants
Clean share of electricity
5%
Ember, 2025

Mines and deposits

Copper3
Chromium1
Silver1
Gold1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Bayda MineCopperOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Lasail MineCopperOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Oman ChromiteChromiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
SoharCopper, Silver, GoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Gas4.9 GW
Solar1.1 GW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Miraah CSPSolar1,021 MWNot stated
Sohar AlumniumGas1,000 MWNot stated
SMN BarkaGas716 MWNot stated
RusailGas684 MWNot stated
SoharGas632 MWNot stated
AL GHUBRAHGas480 MWNot stated
ACWA BarkaGas471 MWNot stated
Wadi JizziGas325 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
23.5%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
5.7%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
72.4%
% of merchandise exports · 2025
Ores and metals exports
5.9%
% 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 Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right.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.