In 2024, Serbia ranked eighth in the world in the production of selenium (not including the United States production), accounting for an estimated 1.9% of world production. Other mineral commodities mined and produced in the country were aluminum, cement, copper, gold, pig iron, kaolin, lead, lime, palladium, platinum, salt, sand and gravel, silver, raw steel and steel products, stone, and zinc.
Serbia’s top three main export partners for copper ore and concentrates were China, Finland, and Republic of Korea; refined copper, China, Turkey, and Bulgaria; and manufactured base metals, Germany, Czechia, and France. The country’s three main import partners for aluminum and products were Germany, Greece, and China; and manufactured base metal, Germany, China, and Poland. Serbia’s imports from the United States included aluminum and alumina, copper, iron and steel products, and nonferrous metals. The country’s exports to the United States included bauxite and aluminum, copper, gemstones, iron and steel (advanced), iron and steel mill products, iron and steel products, nonferrous metals, and sulfur.
The Ministry of Mining and Energy through the Department of Geology and Mining oversees all kinds of mining activities, application of mining policy, geologic exploration, and inspection and supervision of the mines. The Chamber of Mining and Geology Engineers of Serbia improves, organizes, and oversees geologic exploration and regulates mining activities and construction of mining facilities. The legislative framework for the mineral sector in Serbia is provided by the Law on Mining and Geological Explorations (Official Gazette RS No. 101/2015), which was amended on April 30, 2021; amendments align with regulations of the European Union and with the National Program for the Adoption of the Acquis. Mineral commodities were produced by domestic and joint ventures between domestic and foreign companies.
