Nauru

In 2024, Nauru was not a globally significant producer of mineral commodities. Production of industrial minerals represented only a minor part of the economy of the country. Mineral commodities produced in Nauru included phosphate rock; the Republic of Nauru Phosphate Corp. (RONPHOS) produced an estimated 130,000 t of phosphate rock in 2024. The legislative framework for the mineral sector in Nauru is provided by the RONPHOS Act 2005 (as amended in 2013) and the National Seabed Minerals Authority Act of 2024. Mineral commodities were produced by domestic, government–owned companies (Parliament of Nauru, 2013, p. 1, 2024, p. 1). 

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—Asia and the Pacific, which are available at https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center/asia-and-pacific. 

Production table

(Metric tons, gross weight, unless otherwise specified)

References Cited  

• Parliament of Nauru, 2024, Nauru Seabed Minerals Authority Act 2024: Yaren, Nauru, Parliament of Nauru, August 20, 45 p. (Accessed August 18, 2025, at https://www.paclii.org/nr/legis/num_act/nsmaa2024332.pdf.) 

• Parliament of Nauru, 2013, RONPHOS Act 2005: Yaren, Nauru, Parliament of Nauru, March 1, 25 p. (Accessed August 18, 2025, at https://nauru.tradeportal.org/media/RONPHOS%20Act%202005.pdf.)