CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN · RESOURCES

Panama: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
97
22 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
1.6 GW
17 plants
Clean share of electricity
68%
Ember, 2024

Mines and deposits

Copper42
Gold40
Molybdenum34
Bauxite and aluminium12
Manganese9
Silver8
Lead6
Zinc5
Platinum-group metals1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Calzada LargaManganeseOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Cocie Del NorteGold, Silver, LeadOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
PanamaGold, Platinum-group metalsOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Rio BelenGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Rio Miguel De La BGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Rio MoqueGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Bahia HondaManganeseOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
CapiraGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Rio BoqueronGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Rio CanitaGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Rio CartiGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Rio CuangoGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Hydro1.1 GW
Oil262 MW
Gas160 MW
Coal120 MW
Solar28 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Edwin Fabrega (Fortuna) Hydroelectric Power Plant PanamaHydro300 MWNot stated
Bayano Hydroelectric Power Plant PanamaHydro260 MWNot stated
Changuinola I Hydroelectric Power Plant PanamaHydro222 MWNot stated
Central 9 de Enero (JB) CCGT Power Plant PanamaGas160 MWNot stated
Bahia las Minas Coal Power Plant PanamaCoal120 MWNot stated
Esti Hydroelectric Power Plant PanamaHydro120 MWNot stated
PanAm IC Power Plant PanamaOil96 MWNot stated
ACP Miraflores 3 and 4 Thermal Power Plant PanamaOil59 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
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
3.6%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
0.9%
% of merchandise exports · 2025
Ores and metals exports
32.6%
% 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.