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Kentucky critical mineral companies & projects

Research 6 documented projects and facilities in Kentucky, United States. Explore mineral exposure, source-reported activity, operators and company connections.

6projects & facilities
7linked organizations
6mineral categories
1asset regions
6 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: 0 documented assetsIndiana: 0 documented assetsKansas: 0 documented assetsKentucky: 6 documented assets6Kentucky: 6 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

Kentucky at a glance

Fluorspar2 assets
Graphite2 assets
Aluminum1 assets
Cobalt1 assets
Manganese1 assets
Nickel1 assets

SUPPLY-CHAIN ACTIVITIES

Where assets fit

Refining & processing3
Exploration & development2
Recycling & recovery1

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
Ascend Element Apex 1 Facility ↗Ascend Elements Inc.Cobalt · Manganese · NickelKentuckyUnited StatesRefineryAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Hickman ↗Tokai Carbon US Holdings IncGraphiteKentuckyUnited StatesMineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Hopkinsville Plant ↗ExxonMobilGraphiteKentuckyUnited StatesMineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Kentucky-Illinois Project ↗CleanTech Vanadium Mining Crop.FluorsparKentuckyUnited StatesMineIn development · 2026-06-29
Klondike II Mine ↗Hastie Mining and TruckingFluorsparKentuckyUnited StatesMineIn development · 2026-06-29
Sebree Smelter ↗Century Aluminum CompanyAluminumKentuckyUnited StatesSmelterAssumed active · 2026-06-29

CORPORATE FOOTPRINT

Companies & operators

7 linked organizations
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION

Ascend Elements Inc. ↗

Cobalt · Lithium · Manganese · Nickel

1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION

Century Aluminum Company ↗

Aluminum

1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION

CleanTech Vanadium Mining Crop. ↗

Fluorspar

1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION

ExxonMobil ↗

Graphite · Helium

1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION

Hastie Mining and Trucking ↗

Fluorspar

1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION

Tokai Carbon Co. ↗

Graphite

1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION

Tokai Carbon US Holdings Inc ↗

Graphite

1 assets in this viewProfile ↗

Research sources

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