SOUTH AMERICA · RESOURCES

Uruguay: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
30
1 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
4.2 GW
73 plants
Clean share of electricity
98%
Ember, 2025

Mines and deposits

Gold22
Zinc5
Lead4
Copper3
Phosphate1
Rare earths1
Silver1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Gruta and Cerro ArrequitaPhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Mina ApoloniaLead, Zinc, CopperPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Mina ArrospideGoldPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Mina ChapeLead, ZincPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Mina La OrientalCopper, ZincPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Mina RamalloZinc, LeadPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Mina San GregorioGoldPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Mina ValenciaLead, ZincPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Mina ZapucayGoldPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
AmandaGoldProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS
AtlantidaRare earthsProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS
Cerro San CarlosGoldProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Hydro1.5 GW
Wind1.4 GW
Biomass413 MW
Oil386 MW
Gas266 MW
Solar225 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
SALTO GRANDEHydro945 MWNot stated
CONSTITUCIÓNHydro333 MWNot stated
PUNTA DEL TIGRE AOil300 MWNot stated
CTRGas212 MWNot stated
MONTES DEL PLATABiomass180 MWNot stated
UPMBiomass161 MWNot stated
DR. GABRIEL TERRAHydro152 MWNot stated
PAMPAWind142 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
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
1.3%
% of merchandise exports · 2024
Ores and metals exports
0.3%
% of merchandise exports · 2024

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 Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right.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