Production, refining and reserves
| Commodity | Metric | Value | World rank · share | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickel | Refinery production 2023 | 700 t Ni content (primary nickel products) | #21 · 0% | USGS Minerals Yearbook 2023 (nickel, tables-only release), table 12 |
| Graphite (natural) | Mine production 2025 | 200 t natural graphite | #17 · 0% | USGS MCS 2026 |
| Magnesite | Mine production 2025 | 650,000 t gross weight magnesite | #5 · 3% | USGS MCS 2026 |
| Magnesite | Reserves 2025 | 49 million t gross weight magnesite | #9 · 0.6% | USGS MCS 2026 |
| Tungsten | Mine production 2025 | 840 t W content | #9 · 1% | USGS MCS 2026 |
| Tungsten | Reserves 2025 | 10,000 t W content | #7 · 0.2% | USGS MCS 2026 |
| Lime | Refinery production 2009 | 1.7 million t lime | — | USGS MCS 2010 |
| Gypsum | Mine production 2009 | 1 million t gypsum | — | USGS MCS 2010 |
| Iron oxide pigments | Mine production 2019 | 3,500 t iron oxide pigments | — | USGS MCS 2020 |
| Salt | Mine production 2019 | 4.9 million t salt | — | USGS MCS 2020 |
| Sand and gravel (industrial) | Mine production 2021 | 1.6 million t industrial sand and gravel | — | USGS MCS 2022 |
Policies and export measures
Policy tracker →No policies recorded yet.
Trade in critical minerals
Exports 2024$2.7 bn
- Copper$1.1 bnto Germany 43%, Italy 37%, Sweden 5% · 34 more
- Aluminium$870 mto Germany 53%, Italy 10%, Hungary 8% · 45 more
- Vanadium$145 mto Germany 24%, United States of America 11%, Italy 10% · 38 more
- Molybdenum$96 mto Italy 41%, Germany 21%, Czechia 14% · 24 more
- Tungsten$61 mto Germany 54%, India 12%, United Kingdom 12% · 31 more
- Nickel$54 mto Germany 57%, France 19%, Sweden 10% · 32 more
- Zinc$50 mto Germany 25%, Hungary 16%, Spain 14% · 21 more
- Palladium$49 mto Germany 98%, France 1%, Italy 0% · 13 more
and 36 more commodities
Imports 2024$5.0 bn
- Aluminium$1.9 bnfrom Germany 30%, Netherlands 20%, Norway 12% · 62 more
- Copper$1.4 bnfrom Slovakia 41%, Germany 31%, Italy 8% · 41 more
- Zinc$217 mfrom Germany 20%, Peru 18%, Netherlands 11% · 32 more
- Molybdenum$194 mfrom Netherlands 65%, Czechia 12%, China 7% · 19 more
- Tungsten$158 mfrom Germany 44%, Spain 14%, China 9% · 29 more
- Nickel$153 mfrom Norway 22%, Australia 11%, Netherlands 9% · 28 more
- Manganese*$136 mfrom Netherlands 23%, China 21%, South Africa 17% · 28 more
- Tin$127 mfrom Bolivia 25%, Peru 24%, Italy 24% · 14 more
and 38 more commodities
Trade values in current US dollars (ores, concentrates, intermediates, chemicals and refined metal), not prices. * Includes HS codes that also cover other products. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22), Etalab Open Licence 2.0 — details.
Fiscal regime for mining
No fiscal terms recorded for Austria yet.
Mines and facilities (6)
- Breitenau magnesite mineMine · In production · StyriaMagnesite
- Kaisersberg Graphite MineMine · In production · StyriaGraphite (natural)
- Mittersill (Felbertal) tungsten mineMine · In production · SalzburgTungsten
- Montanwerke BrixleggRefinery · In production · TyrolCopper
- Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten Bergla plantProcessing plant · In production · StyriaTungsten
- Wolfsberg lithium projectProject · Development · CarinthiaLithium
Latest news
All news →- Critical Metals advances takeover of European Lithium, owner of Austria's Wolfsberg lithium project
2026-08-28 · Critical Metals Corp (via GlobeNewswire)