CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE · RESOURCES

Serbia: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
169
13 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
8.0 GW
12 plants
Clean share of electricity
28%
Ember, 2025

Mines and deposits

Coal60
Lead43
Silver39
Zinc31
Copper27
Gold24
Iron ore12
Nickel10
Antimony6
Chromium4
Cobalt4
Platinum-group metals4
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Besna Kobila Mtn. DepositsLead, Zinc, Copper, SilverOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Kisnica MineLead, Zinc, Silver, CopperOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Kosovo MinesCobalt, NickelOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Cikatova DepositNickelOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Deva MineChromiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
LeceZinc, Silver, Lead, GoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Lece MineLead, ZincOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
LeposavicZinc, LeadOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
MajdanpekCopper, Silver, Molybdenum, Iron ore, GoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
RudnikZinc, Silver, LeadOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Stari TrgZinc, LeadOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Suva RudaZinc, Silver, LeadOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Coal5.6 GW
Hydro2.4 GW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
TENT ACoal1,730 MWNot stated
TENT BCoal1,270 MWNot stated
HE DJERDAP IHydro1,086 MWNot stated
TE KOSTOLAC BCoal697 MWNot stated
TE KOSOVO BCoal618 MWNot stated
TE KOSOVO ACoal617 MWNot stated
RHE BAJINA BASTAHydro614 MWNot stated
HE BAJINA BASTAHydro420 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
0.4%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
0.1%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.2%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.7%
% of GDP · 2021

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 Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right.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.