The Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic produced cement, copper, gold, silver, and zinc

Pictured: gold ore

Statistics and information on the mining industry in the Dominican Republic.

Overview

In 2024, the Dominican Republic was a salient gold producer in Latin America and the Pueblo Viejo Mine was the leading gold-producing mine in the region. The mining and quarrying sector represented only a minor part of the economy of Dominican Republic. Other mineral commodities produced in the country included cement, copper, silver, and zinc. The legislative framework for the mineral sector in the Dominican Republic is provided by law No. 146 of June 4, 1971. The Viceministerio de Minas [Vice-Ministry of Mines] of the Ministerio de Energía y Minas [Ministry of Energy and Mines] is responsible for regulating, auditing, promoting, and developing the mineral sector. Most mineral commodities were produced by joint ventures and private companies.

2024 Report

Full data release with tables here.

In 2024, the Dominican Republic was a salient gold producer in Latin America and the Pueblo Viejo Mine was the leading gold-producing mine in the region. The mining and quarrying sector represented only a minor part of the economy of the Dominican Republic. Mineral commodities produced in the country included cement, copper, gold, silver, and zinc. The legislative framework for the mineral sector in the Dominican Republic is provided by law No. 146 of June 4, 1971. The Viceministerio de Minas [Vice-Ministry of Mines] of the Ministerio de Energía y Minas [Ministry of Energy and Mines] is responsible for regulating, auditing, promoting, and developing the mineral sector. Most mineral commodities were produced by joint ventures and private companies (Ministerio de Energía y Minas, 2019, 2026; Oficina Nacional de Estadística, 2025).

Data on mineral production are in the Production table (formerly table 1). The Facilities table (formerly table 2) is a list of major mineral industry facilities. More-extensive coverage of Government policies and programs can be found in previous editions of this chapter in the U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook, volume III, Area Reports—International—Latin America and Canada, which are available in the "Publications" section below.

Production table

(Metric tons, gross weight, unless otherwise specified)

Table includes data available through January 8, 2026. All data are reported unless otherwise noted. Estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. Units of measurement were converted to metric tons from cubic meters. Data are rounded to no more than two significant digits.
Commodity	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Bauxite	9,475	71,517	91,813	0	0
Cement, hydraulic	5,200,000	6,500,000	6,534,654	6,500,000^e	6,800,000^e
Clays, unspecified	250,000¹	280,000¹	960,000¹	460,000¹	560,000¹
Copper, mine, concentrates, Cu content	2,193	4,774	5,360	9,673	11,077
Ferroalloys, ferronickel	59,210	75,888	78,887	48,226	0
Ferroalloys, ferronickel, smelter, Ni content	22,005	27,849	29,223	17,223	0
Gold, mine, Au content (kilograms)	28,154	25,437	22,282	17,640	18,560
Gypsum, crude	250,000¹	330,000¹	290,000¹	230,000¹	220,000¹
Nickel, mine, ore, laterite	3,359,246	4,976,991	4,901,451	0	0
Nickel, mine, ore, laterite, Ni content	34,800^e	51,600^e	50,800^e	32,000^e	0
Sand and gravel, industrial, unspecified	0¹	14,000¹	10,000¹	200,000¹	84,000¹
Silver, mine, Ag content (kilograms)	87,900	79,700	73,413	52,000	56,000
Stone, crushed, dolomite	3,000¹	9,000¹	17,000¹	12,000¹	0¹
Stone, crushed, limestone	3,000,000¹	6,000,000¹	5,000,000¹	8,700,000¹	6,900,000¹
Stone, dimension, travertine	6,000¹	6,000¹	15,000¹	14,000¹	14,000¹
Stone, size and shape unspecified, marble	200¹	600¹	600¹	1,300¹	1,300¹
Stone, size and shape unspecified, pozzolan	86,000¹	110,000¹	63,000¹	69,000¹	80,000¹
Zinc, mine, Zn content	2,361	4,896	5,485	10,837	11,600

^e Estimated.

¹ Units of measurement were converted to metric tons from cubic meters. Data are rounded to no more than two significant digits.

References Cited

Ministerio de Energía y Minas, 2019, Leyes [Laws]: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Ministerio de Energía y Minas, 45 p. (Accessed April 13, 2026, at https://mem.gob.do/leyes-2/.) [In Spanish.]

Ministerio de Energía y Minas, 2026, Viceministerio de Minas [Vice Ministry of Mines]: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Ministerio de Energía y Minas. (Accessed April 10, 2026, at https://mem.gob.do/nosotros/viceministerios/viceministerio-de-minas/.) [In Spanish.]

Oficina Nacional de Estadística, 2025, Volumen de producción de minerales metálicos y no metálicos por año, para el período 2003-2024 [Production volume of metallic and non-metallic nonmetallic minerals per year, for the period 2004–2024]: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Oficina Nacional de Estadística, December 19. (Accessed January 6, 2026, via https://www.one.gob.do/datos-y-estadisticas/temas/estadisticas-economic….) [In Spanish.]

Publications

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Tables: 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2017-18 | 2019 | 2020-21 Tables-only release | 2022 Tables-only release | 2024

The Dominican Republic