In 2024, Greece was the world's third-ranked producer of perlite and pumice, accounting for 19% and 5% of global production, respectively; and sixth-ranked producer of bentonite, accounting for 5% of global production. Other mineral commodities produced included alumina, barite, calcium carbonate, cement, dolomite, fuller’s earth, gypsum, magnesite, marble, nitrogen, olivinite, salt, sand and gravel, and sulfur. Greece also produced metallic mineral commodities, such as aluminum, chromium, copper, gold, iron ore, lead, manganese, nickel, silver, and zinc.
Greece’s real gross domestic product increased by 2.1% in 2024. The mining and quarrying sector contributed about 0.26% of the gross value added. The legislative framework for the mineral sector is provided by the Mining Code of 1973, enacted by Legislative Decree 210/1973 (last amended in 2018 by L.4602/2019) and the Mining and Quarrying Works Regulation of 2011, L.4014/2011, enacted on September 21, 2011. The Hellenic Survey of Geology and Mineral Exploration was the agency overseeing the mineral industry in Greece. Most mineral commodities were produced by domestic and international private companies. The Government owned shares in the ferroalloy and nickel company, Larco General Mining and Metallurgical Co. S.A. (Larco), the energy company, Public Power Corp. S.A., and the salt company, Hellenic Saltworks S.A.
