🇵🇱 Poland (PL)

Supply chain footprint — snapshot year 2025

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8Elements mined
3Elements refined
0Top-3 reserves
3Critical elements

Mining (8 elements)

Element Share % Quantity Global rank Confidence Notes
Re
rhenium
15.2% 9,400 kg per year 3rd high USGS MCS 2025 table: Poland 9,400 kilograms in 2024. byproduct of Cu, Mo
Ag
silver
5.2% 1,300 tonnes per year 4th high Poland 2024e: 1,300 metric tons. Reserves revised based on government reports. byproduct of Au, Cu, Pb, Zn
He
helium
2.0% 3.0 million m3 per year 6th low
Cu
copper
1.8% 0.4 million tonnes per year 13th high
Na
sodium
1.6% 4.6 million tonnes per year 14th high USGS MCS 2025 table: Poland 2024e = 4,600 thousand metric tons.
S
sulfur
1.3% 1.1 million tonnes per year 15th high USGS MCS 2025 table: Poland 2024e = 1,100 thousand metric tons.
Si
silicon
0.6% 30,000 tonnes per year 20th high USGS 2024e: 30 kt.
Ca
calcium
0.3% 1.3 million tonnes per year 18th high USGS MCS 2025 table: Poland 2024e = 1,300 thousand metric tons (hydrated and quicklime).

Refining (3 elements)

Element Share % Quantity Global rank Confidence Notes
Cu
copper
2.2% 0.6 million tonnes per year 9th high
Se
selenium
2.0% 74.0 tonnes per year 7th high USGS MCS 2025 p.159: "Poland … 74" metric tons 2024e (footnote 8: reported), unchanged from 2023. Share = 74/3700 = 2.0%… byproduct of Cu, Pb, Zn
Cd
cadmium
1.0% 250 tonnes per year 14th high Poland 2024e: 250 metric tons. byproduct of Zn

Reserves (4 elements)

Element Share % Quantity Global rank Confidence Notes
Ag
silver
9.5% 61,000 tonnes 5th high Poland reserves revised 2024 based on government reports. byproduct of Au, Cu, Pb, Zn
Cu
copper
3.5% 34,000,000 tonnes 9th high
Se
selenium
3.0% 3,000 tonnes 6th high USGS MCS 2025 p.159: 'Poland … 3,000' metric tons. Share = 3000/92000 = 3.3%. byproduct of Cu, Pb, Zn
He
helium
0.0% 24.0 million m3 4th high