France Natural resources

Natural resources: metropolitan France: coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorspar, gypsum, timber, fish
French Guiana: gold deposits, petroleum, kaolin, niobium, tantalum, clay

Definition: This entry lists a country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of September 17, 2009

• France Energy Production Statistics (Source: US Energy Information Administration)
• France Mineral Production Statistics (Source: US Geological Survey)