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Cobalt companies & projects in Minnesota

Battery cathodes, superalloys and high-performance industrial materials. Explore 3 documented cobalt assets in Minnesota, their companies, source classifications and related regional opportunities.

3projects & facilities
5linked organizations
5mineral categories
1asset regions
3 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: 0 documented assetsLouisiana: 0 documented assetsMassachusetts: 0 documented assetsMaryland: 0 documented assetsMaine: 0 documented assetsMichigan: 0 documented assetsMinnesota: 3 documented assets3Minnesota: 3 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

Asset counts by province / state · select a region

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

Minnesota at a glance

Cobalt3 assets
Nickel3 assets
Copper2 assets
Platinum group metals2 assets
Silver2 assets

SUPPLY-CHAIN ACTIVITIES

Where assets fit

Exploration & development3

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.

GLOBAL SUPPLY CONTEXT · 2025 ESTIMATES

Cobalt: production & import dependence

310,000 metric tonsEstimated world production
DR Congo · 74%Leading producer / global share
79%U.S. net import reliance

Production and import figures follow the commodity definitions in the source table. USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, Table 7 ↗. These global estimates are separate from this directory’s asset counts.

THE ASSET INVENTORY

Projects, mines & facilities

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Project / facilityMineralsRegionSource classification
NorthMet Mine ↗NewRange Copper Nickel LLCCobalt · Nickel · Platinum group metals · SilverMinnesotaUnited StatesMineIn development · 2026-06-29
NorthMet Plant ↗NewRange Copper Nickel LLCCobalt · Copper · Nickel · Platinum group metalsMinnesotaUnited StatesRefineryIn development · 2026-06-29
Tamarack ↗Talon MetalsNickel · Copper · CobaltMinnesotaUnited StatesStudies & permittingSee company disclosures · 2026-09-10

CORPORATE FOOTPRINT

Companies & operators

5 linked organizations
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION

Glencore plc. ↗

Cobalt · Copper · Lithium · Manganese · Nickel

2 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION

NewRange Copper Nickel LLC ↗

Cobalt · Copper · Nickel · Platinum group metals · Silver

2 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION

Rio Tinto ↗

Cobalt · Copper · Nickel

1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
TSX: TLO

Talon Metals ↗

Cobalt · Copper · Nickel · Platinum group metals

1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
TSX: TECK.B

Teck Resources Limited ↗

Bismuth · Cadmium · Cobalt · Copper · Germanium

2 assets in this viewProfile ↗

CONTINUE YOUR RESEARCH

Mineral sectors in Minnesota

Nickel · 3 ↗Platinum group metals · 3 ↗Silver · 3 ↗

Research sources

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