Georgia

In 2024, Georgia was the eighth-ranked producer of perlite and accounted for 0.9% of world production. Other mineral commodities produced in Georgia included bentonite, cement, copper, ferrosilicomanganese, gold, gypsum, lead, limestone, manganese, peat, silver, raw steel and steel products, zeolites, and zinc. Mining and quarrying contributed 0.8% to Georgia’s gross domestic product (GDP). In 2024, Georgia exported \$322 million worth of ferroalloys and \$238 million worth of precious metals ores and concentrates, which accounted for 4.9% and 3.6% of total goods exports, respectively. 

The legislative framework for the mineral sector in Georgia is provided by the Law on Subsoil of 1996. The National Agency of Mineral Resources, which was a part of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, was responsible for issuing exploration and mining licenses. Most mineral commodities in the country were produced by domestic private companies. The leading producer of perlite in Georgia was ParavanPerlite Ltd., which produced perlite near Paravani Lake in Kvemo Kartli Region. 

2024 Report

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In 2024, Georgia was the eighth-ranked producer of perlite and accounted for 0.9% of world production. Other mineral commodities produced in Georgia included bentonite, cement, copper, ferrosilicomanganese, gold, gypsum, lead, limestone, manganese, peat, silver, raw steel and steel products, zeolites, and zinc. Data on mineral production are in Production table (formerly table 1). Mining and quarrying contributed 0.8% to Georgia’s gross domestic product (GDP). In 2024, Georgia exported \$322 million worth of ferroalloys and \$238 million worth of precious metals ores and concentrates, which accounted for 4.9% and 3.6% of total goods exports, respectively (National Statistics Office of Georgia, 2025a, p. 12‒13; 2025b, p. 6‒8; Simmons, 2026).  

The legislative framework for the mineral sector in Georgia is provided by the Law on Subsoil of 1996. The National Agency of Mineral Resources, which was a part of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, was responsible for issuing exploration and mining licenses. Most mineral commodities in the country were produced by domestic private companies. 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—Europe and Central Eurasia, which are available at https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center/europ… (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2025; National Agency of Mineral Resources, 2025). 

Commodity Review 

Perlite.—In 2024, Georgia’s perlite production decreased by 39% compared with production in 2023 to 39,353 metric tons. The leading producer of perlite in Georgia was ParavanPerlite Ltd.. The company mined perlite from a quarry near Paravani Lake in the Kvemo Kartli Region, 130 kilometers from Tbilisi at the height of 2,300 meters above sea level (Facilities table; Production table; ParavanPerlite Ltd, 2026). 

Production table

(Metric tons, gross weight, unless otherwise specified)

References Cited 

• Food and Agriculture Organization, 2025, Law of Georgia on Subsoil: Rome, Italy, Food and Agriculture Organization, 17 p. (Accessed August 8, 2025, at https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/geo31883ENG.pdf.) 

• National Statistics Office of Georgia, 2025a, External merchandise trade of Georgia 2024 (preliminary): Tbilisi, Georgia, National Statistics Office of Georgia, January 20, 20 p. (Accessed August 8, 2025, at https://www.geostat.ge/media/67898/External-Merchandise-Trade-of-Georgi….)  

• National Statistics Office of Georgia, 2025b, Quarterly bulletin 2025.I: Tbilisi, Georgia, National Statistics Office of Georgia, 72 p. (Accessed August 8, 2025, at https://www.geostat.ge/media/70811/QuarterlyBull_2025_I_Geo.pdf.) [In Georgian.] 

• National Agency of Mineral Resources, 2025, Home page: Tbilisi, Georgia, National Agency of Mineral Resources. (Accessed August 8, 2025, at https://www.namr.gov.ge/en_GB.) 

• ParavanPerlite Ltd., 2026, Home page: Tbilisi, Georgia. ParavanPerlite Ltd. (Accessed January 13, 2026, at https://3036-ge.all.biz/.) 

• Simmons, K.J., 2026, Perlite: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, p. 140–141.