Country profile
Papua New Guinea
For Papua New Guinea, Rare Context holds 1 asset or right in 1 class and figures on mine production and reserves.
Assets and rights
Each class links to its page for Papua New Guinea.
Mine production and reserves
1 commodity in the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, the ones where Papua New Guinea ranks highest first.
| Commodity | Mine production, 2025 | World rank | Reserves, 2025 | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobalt, cobalt content | 2,800 t/year +6% | #8 of 12 | 84,000 t | #11 of 12 |
World rank among the countries the USGS lists for each commodity, largest first. A percentage is the change on the year before.
Data on this page
- Berkeley Offsets Database. Berkeley Offsets Database, CC BY 4.0.
- USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026. USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, CC0 1.0.