SOUTH-EAST ASIA · RESOURCES

Philippines: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
265
74 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
2
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
21 GW
123 plants
Clean share of electricity
23%
Ember, 2025

Minerals produced

MineralProductionShare of worldWorld rankReserves share
Nickel critical354,000 t Ni content9.5%2No data
Cobalt critical3,100 t Co content1.0%82.2%

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

Mines and deposits

Copper129
Gold114
Silver65
Chromium42
Iron ore40
Nickel37
Zinc17
Manganese17
Molybdenum16
Bauxite and aluminium15
Cobalt12
Phosphate12
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
AcojeNickel, Chromium, Gold, Platinum-group metals, Silver, Copper, Iron ore, CobaltOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Acoje MineChromiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
AcupanGold, Silver, Copper, ZincOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Amacan MineSilver, Gold, CopperOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
AtlasCopper, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum, Iron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
BasayCopper, Silver, Molybdenum, GoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Bauxite - PhilippinesBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Dizon MineSilver, Gold, CopperOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Hijo MineSilver, GoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
ItogonGold, SilverOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Lianga Mines, Ltd.Gold, Platinum-group metalsOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
MasaraGold, Silver, CopperOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Coal8.7 GW
Gas3.4 GW
Hydro3.4 GW
Oil2.1 GW
Geothermal1.8 GW
Solar1.2 GW
Wind52 MW
Biomass23 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
ILIJANGas1,271 MWNot stated
Sual power stationCoal1,218 MWSMC Global Power Holdings Corp.
Pagbilao power stationCoal1,154 MWTeam Energy Corp Therma Power
STA RITAGas1,060 MWNot stated
Calaca power stationCoal900 MWSEM-Calaca Power Corp
KALAYAAN PSPPHydro739 MWNot stated
Masinloc power stationCoal660 MWSMC Global Power
MALAYAOil650 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
0.2%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.1%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
1.5%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
1.0%
% of merchandise exports · 2025
Ores and metals exports
7.5%
% 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.