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Production, refining and reserves

CommodityMetricValueWorld rank · shareSource
NickelMine production 20221,692 t Ni content#23 · 0.1%USGS Minerals Yearbook 2023 (nickel, tables-only release), table 10
NickelRefinery production 20223,900 t Ni content (primary nickel products)#23 · 0.1%USGS Minerals Yearbook 2023 (nickel, tables-only release), table 12
NickelReserves 2009490,000 t Ni content#14 · 0.7%USGS MCS 2010
MagnesiteMine production 2025130,000 t gross weight magnesite#11 · 0.6%USGS MCS 2026
MagnesiteReserves 2025280 million t gross weight magnesite#5 · 4%USGS MCS 2026
ZincMine production 202317,000 t Zn content#33 · 0.1%USGS Minerals Yearbook 2023 (zinc, tables-only release), table 16
BauxiteMine production 2025960,000 t bauxite (dry equivalent weight)#13 · 0.2%USGS MCS 2026
BauxiteReserves 2017250 million t bauxite (dry equivalent weight)#11 · 0.8%USGS MCS 2018
AluminaRefinery production 2025850,000 t alumina (calcined equivalent weight)#14 · 0.6%USGS MCS 2026
UraniumResources 20237,000 t U content#42 · 0.1%NEA/IAEA Red Book 2024 (Uranium 2024), Table 1.2a, <USD 260/kgU
SulfurRefinery production 2021500,000 t S content—USGS MCS 2022
FeldsparMine production 2004125,000 t feldspar—USGS MCS 2005
BentoniteMine production 20251 million t bentonite#6 · 5%USGS MCS 2026
Fuller's earthMine production 202550,000 t fuller's earth#6 · 1%USGS MCS 2026
KaolinMine production 200950,000 t kaolin—USGS MCS 2010
PerliteMine production 2025840,000 t perlite#3 · 18%USGS MCS 2026
PerliteReserves 2025180 million t perlite—USGS MCS 2026
Pumice and pumiciteMine production 20251 million t pumice and pumicite#3 · 5%USGS MCS 2026

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Trade in critical minerals

Exports 2024$935 m

  1. Aluminium$448 mto Italy 55%, Bulgaria 10%, Serbia 6% · 43 more
  2. Copper$183 mto Bulgaria 59%, Morocco 11%, China 10% · 46 more
  3. Alumina$142 mto Romania 30%, France 25%, Azerbaijan 21% · 17 more
  4. Lead$77 mto China 32%, Germany 28%, Italy 17% · 12 more
  5. Zinc$40 mto Spain 27%, France 20%, Germany 16% · 11 more
  6. Manganese*$25 mto Germany 44%, Belgium 30%, Poland 18% · 6 more
  7. Bauxite$9 mto France 85%, Cyprus 7%, Sweden 6% · 3 more
  8. Lithium*$4 mto China 23%, Denmark 12%, Egypt 10% · 27 more

and 25 more commodities

Imports 2024$3.0 bn

  1. Aluminium$1.6 bnfrom India 15%, Bahrain 9%, South Africa 7% · 74 more
  2. Copper$1.1 bnfrom Congo 31%, Netherlands 11%, Serbia 10% · 47 more
  3. Lead$109 mfrom Bulgaria 51%, Israel 11%, Lebanon 7% · 21 more
  4. Bauxite$63 mfrom Brazil 43%, Guinea 28%, Montenegro 9% · 11 more
  5. Manganese*$41 mfrom Gabon 39%, India 26%, Norway 7% · 19 more
  6. Phosphate rock$36 mfrom Lebanon 70%, Egypt 11%, Jordan 8% · 7 more
  7. Zinc$30 mfrom Bulgaria 69%, Spain 8%, Poland 7% · 12 more
  8. Magnesium metal$19 mfrom China 83%, Israel 15%, Brazil 1% · 8 more

and 36 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

InstrumentApplies toRateLegal basis
Corporate income tax (mining)All mineralsCorporate income tax 22% for tax year 2021 onwards (24% for 2019-2020); credit institutions under art. 27A 29%. No mining-specific rate22%κέρδη από επιχειρηματική δραστηριότητα (business profits) of legal persons and entities keeping double-entry booksΚώδικας Φορολογίας Εισοδήματος (ν. 4172/2013, Α' 167), art. 58 par. 1(a) as replaced by art. 120 of ν. 4799/2021 (Α' 78/18.05.2021) · art. 58 par. 1(a)in force 2021-01-01

Rates and terms as set in the cited law or regulation; agreements with individual projects can differ. Not legal or tax advice.

Deals and financing (1)

  1. 2023-05-31 · Equity investment · signed · EUR 56

    European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) → Eldorado Gold Corporation (Hellas Gold SA) · Skouries copper-gold mine (Halkidiki)

    The EBRD made a EUR 56 million equity investment in Eldorado Gold to support development of the Skouries copper-gold mine in Greece, operated by Eldorado's subsidiary Hellas Gold.

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