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Illinois critical mineral companies & projects

Research 8 documented projects and facilities in Illinois, United States. Explore mineral exposure, source-reported activity, operators and company connections.

8projects & facilities
10linked organizations
6mineral categories
1asset regions
8 assets
Alberta: 0 documented assetsBritish Columbia: 0 documented assetsManitoba: 0 documented assetsNew Brunswick: 0 documented assetsNewfoundland and Labrador: 0 documented assetsNova Scotia: 0 documented assetsNorthwest Territories: 0 documented assetsNunavut: 0 documented assetsOntario: 0 documented assetsPrince Edward Island: 0 documented assetsQuebec: 0 documented assetsSaskatchewan: 0 documented assetsYukon: 0 documented assetsAlaska: 0 documented assetsAlabama: 0 documented assetsArkansas: 0 documented assetsArizona: 0 documented assetsCalifornia: 0 documented assetsColorado: 0 documented assetsConnecticut: 0 documented assetsDistrict of Columbia: 0 documented assetsDelaware: 0 documented assetsFlorida: 0 documented assetsGeorgia: 0 documented assetsHawaii: 0 documented assetsIowa: 0 documented assetsIdaho: 0 documented assetsIllinois: 8 documented assets8Illinois: 8 assetsIndiana: 0 documented assetsKansas: 0 documented assetsKentucky: 0 documented assetsLouisiana: 0 documented assetsMassachusetts: 0 documented assetsMaryland: 0 documented assetsMaine: 0 documented assetsMichigan: 0 documented assetsMinnesota: 0 documented assetsMissouri: 0 documented assetsMississippi: 0 documented assetsMontana: 0 documented assetsNorth Carolina: 0 documented assetsNorth Dakota: 0 documented assetsNebraska: 0 documented assetsNew Hampshire: 0 documented assetsNew Jersey: 0 documented assetsNew Mexico: 0 documented assetsNevada: 0 documented assetsNew York: 0 documented assetsOhio: 0 documented assetsOklahoma: 0 documented assetsOregon: 0 documented assetsPennsylvania: 0 documented assetsRhode Island: 0 documented assetsSouth Carolina: 0 documented assetsSouth Dakota: 0 documented assetsTennessee: 0 documented assetsTexas: 0 documented assetsUtah: 0 documented assetsVirginia: 0 documented assetsVermont: 0 documented assetsWashington: 0 documented assetsWisconsin: 0 documented assetsWest Virginia: 0 documented assetsWyoming: 0 documented assetsCANADAUNITED STATES

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Natural Earth · NRCan / USGS

Canada’s mapped coordinates come from NRCan’s 2025 inventory. U.S. assets are mapped by state using USGS’s June 2026 release. Asset counts describe directory coverage.

MINERAL EXPOSURE

Illinois at a glance

Zinc3 assets
Graphite2 assets
Aluminum1 assets
Fluorspar1 assets
Lead1 assets
Manganese1 assets

SUPPLY-CHAIN ACTIVITIES

Where assets fit

Refining & processing4
Recycling & recovery3
Mines & production sites1

One asset can report several minerals. An organization may participate in multiple assets. Activity grouping describes the source record, and does not confirm current production, commercial availability or investment readiness.

THE ASSET INVENTORY

Projects, mines & facilities

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Project / facilityMineralsRegionSource classification
Chicago Facility ↗Befesa Holding US Inc.ZincIllinoisUnited StatesRefineryAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Chicago Plant #1 ↗Superior GraphiteGraphiteIllinoisUnited StatesMineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Chicago Plant #2 ↗Superior GraphiteGraphiteIllinoisUnited StatesMineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Chicago Zinc Plant ↗Imperial GroupZincIllinoisUnited StatesSmelterAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Hastie Mine ↗Hastie Mining and TruckingFluorsparIllinoisUnited StatesMineAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Lasalle Facility ↗Carus LLC.ManganeseIllinoisUnited StatesMineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Midland Ind. Chicago Facility ↗Midland Industries Inc.Aluminum · ZincIllinoisUnited StatesSmelterAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Savanna Plant ↗Powerlab Inc.LeadIllinoisUnited StatesMineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29

CORPORATE FOOTPRINT

Companies & operators

10 linked organizations
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION

Befesa Holding US Inc. ↗

Zinc

1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION

Befesa S.A. ↗

Chromium · Nickel · Zinc

1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION

Carus LLC. ↗

Manganese

1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION

Condy Holdings LLC ↗

Manganese

1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION

ExxonMobil ↗

Graphite · Helium

2 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION

Hastie Mining and Trucking ↗

Fluorspar

1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION

Imperial Group ↗

Aluminum · Zinc

1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION

Midland Industries Inc. ↗

Aluminum · Zinc

1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION

Powerlab Inc. ↗

Lead

1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION

Superior Graphite ↗

Graphite

2 assets in this viewProfile ↗

CONTINUE YOUR RESEARCH

Mineral sectors in Illinois

Zinc · 3 ↗

Research sources

Each asset profile includes its source references and dates. Read the coverage, data licences and review methodology ↗.