SOUTH AMERICA · RESOURCES

Suriname: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
31
10 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
0.0 GW
1 plants
Clean share of electricity
53%
Ember, 2024

Mines and deposits

Bauxite and aluminium23
Gold7
Iron ore1
Tin1
Lithium1
Niobium and tantalum1
Platinum-group metals1
Tungsten1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
MoengoBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
OnverdachtBauxite and aluminium, Iron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
ParanamBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Rufin ValleyGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Sara KreekGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Surinam Bauxite DepositsBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
AccariboBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
CoirmotiboBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Coirmotibo MineBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Onverdacht Bauxite MineBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
(Facility) Paranam Alumina RefineryBauxite and aluminiumProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
(Facility) Paranam Aluminum SmelterBauxite and aluminiumProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Solar5 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
RosebelSolar5 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
7.9%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
0.0%
% of merchandise exports · 2025
Ores and metals exports
0.6%
% 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 Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right.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.