South Korea
East Asia
Global Resource Inventory
Comparing 65 global resources against South Korea's inventory
65
Total Resources
9
Found in South Korea
7
Producing
2
Exploration
44
Critical Minerals
South Korea Status Legend
Energy
Fossil, nuclear, and renewable energy resources
2 / 9 in South Korea
Crude Oil
Natural Gas
Coal
Anthracite Coal
Lignite (Brown Coal)
Bitumen (Tar Sands)
Uranium
Thorium
Offshore Wind Resource
Metals
Base, precious, and critical metals
1 / 26 in South Korea
Iron Ore
Copper
Gold
Silver
Platinum Group Metals
Manganese
Nickel
Cobalt
Lithium
Rare Earth Elements
Graphite
Tungsten
Molybdenum
Niobium
Columbite-Tantalite (Coltan)
Chromium
Chromite
Titanium (Heavy Mineral Sands)
Vanadium
Zinc
Lead
Lead-Zinc (Combined)
Bauxite / Aluminium Ore
Tin
Rutile
Antimony
Industrial Minerals
Construction, chemical, and manufacturing minerals
3 / 17 in South Korea
Zircon
Fluorspar
Magnesite
Barite
Gypsum
Limestone
Kaolin
Feldspar
Silica Sand
Aggregates (Sand & Gravel)
Talc
Bentonite
Clay
Granite (Dimension Stone)
Marble
Salt (Rock Salt)
Potash
Agriculture
Farmland and crop commodities
1 / 3 in South Korea
Forestry
Managed forests and timber
0 / 1 in South Korea
Timber / Forestry
Water
Freshwater availability
1 / 1 in South Korea
Freshwater Resources
Fisheries
Marine and inland fisheries
1 / 1 in South Korea
Fisheries
Gemstones
Precious and semi-precious stones
0 / 6 in South Korea
Opals
Diamonds
Sapphire
Tourmaline
Topaz
Aquamarine
Other
Other or unclassified resources
0 / 1 in South Korea
Other Minerals
Resource list based on USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, EIA, and industry classifications.
South Korea status is derived from database records and may be incomplete.