CRITICAL MINERAL COMPANIES · RESEARCH
Exploration & development
Exploration properties, advanced projects, studies and facilities still in development.
320projects & facilities
251linked organizations
38mineral categories
37asset regions
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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
This sector at a glance
SUPPLY-CHAIN ACTIVITIES
Where assets fit
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
| Project / facility | Minerals | Region | Source classification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 (Snow Lake) ↗Hudbay Minerals Inc. | Copper · Silver · Zinc | ManitobaCanada | Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Abcourt-Barvue ↗Abcourt Mines Inc. | Silver · Zinc | QuebecCanada | Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Adina ↗Winsome Resources | Lithium | QuebecCanada | Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Ajax ↗KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. | Copper · Silver | British ColumbiaCanada | Advanced projectOn hold / suspended · 2025-12-31 |
| Akie ↗ZincX Resources Corp. | Lead · Silver · Zinc | British ColumbiaCanada | Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Albany ↗Zentek Ltd. | Graphite | OntarioCanada | Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Alces Lake ↗Appia Rare Earths & Uranium | Rare earths | SaskatchewanCanada | ExplorationSee company disclosures · 2026-09-10 |
| Alder Mountain Mine ↗Endomines Finland Oyj | Silver | MontanaUnited States | Mines and QuarriesIn development · 2026-06-29 |
| Aley ↗Taseko Mines Limited | Niobium | British ColumbiaCanada | Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Alwin ↗GSP Resource | Copper | British ColumbiaCanada | ExplorationSee company disclosures · 2026-09-10 |
| Arnaud ↗Mine Arnaud Inc. | Phosphate | QuebecCanada | Advanced projectOn hold / suspended · 2025-12-31 |
| Ashram ↗Mont Royal Resources Limited | Fluorspar · Rare earths | QuebecCanada | Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Authier ↗Elevra Lithium | Lithium | QuebecCanada | Advanced projectOn hold / suspended · 2025-12-31 |
| Avanti Kitsault ↗New Moly LLC | Lead · Molybdenum · Silver | British ColumbiaCanada | Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
| B26 ↗Abitibi Metals | Copper · Zinc | QuebecCanada | ExplorationSee company disclosures · 2026-09-10 |
| Back Forty Mine ↗Gold Group Mining Inc. | Copper · Silver · Zinc | MichiganUnited States | MineIn development · 2026-06-29 |
| Back Forty Processing Plant ↗Gold Group Mining Inc. | Silver | MichiganUnited States | RefineryIn development · 2026-06-29 |
| BamaStar ↗South Star Battery Metals Corp. | Graphite | AlabamaUnited States | MineIn development · 2026-06-29 |
| Baptiste ↗FPX Nickel | Nickel | British ColumbiaCanada | Studies & permittingSee company disclosures · 2026-09-10 |
| Battery Hill ↗Manganese X Energy Corp. | Manganese | New BrunswickCanada | Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Battery Material Plant ↗Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. | Graphite | QuebecCanada | Advanced processing projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Battery Materials Park ↗Electra Battery Materials Corporation | Cobalt · Lithium · Nickel | OntarioCanada | Advanced processing projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Bear Lodge Mine ↗Rare Element Resources Ltd | Rare earths | WyomingUnited States | MineIn development · 2026-06-29 |
| Bécancour Plant ↗Euro Manganese Inc. | Manganese | QuebecCanada | Advanced processing projectOn hold / suspended · 2025-12-31 |
| Bégin-Lamarche ↗First Phosphate Corp. | Phosphate | QuebecCanada | Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Berg ↗Surge Copper Corp. | Copper · Molybdenum · Silver | British ColumbiaCanada | Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Beulah Battery Minerals Processing Facility ↗Talon Metals | Cobalt · Copper · Nickel | North DakotaUnited States | RefineryIn development · 2026-06-29 |
| Big Eagle (Green Mountain) Mine ↗Uranium Energy Corp | Uranium | WyomingUnited States | Mines and QuarriesIn development · 2026-06-29 |
| Bissett Creek ↗Northern Graphite Corporation | Graphite | OntarioCanada | Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Black Butte Mine ↗Sandfire Resources Ltd. | Copper | MontanaUnited States | Mines and QuarriesIn development · 2026-06-29 |
| BlackRock ↗Strategic Resources Inc. | Titanium · Vanadium | QuebecCanada | Advanced projectOn hold / suspended · 2025-12-31 |
| Blackrock Pyrometallurgical Facility ↗Strategic Resources Inc. | Titanium · Vanadium | QuebecCanada | Advanced processing projectOn hold / suspended · 2025-12-31 |
| Blue Moon Mine ↗Blue Moon Metals Inc. | Copper · Silver · Zinc | CaliforniaUnited States | MineIn development · 2026-06-29 |
| Blue River/Verity ↗Capacitor Metals Corp. | Niobium · Tantalum | British ColumbiaCanada | Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Boardwalk ↗LithiumBank Resources | Lithium | AlbertaCanada | Studies & permittingSee company disclosures · 2026-09-10 |
| Bokan Mountain Mine ↗Ucore Rare Metals Inc. | Rare earths | AlaskaUnited States | MineIn development · 2026-06-29 |
| Buchans ↗Canterra Minerals Corporation | Copper · Lead · Silver · Zinc | Newfoundland and LabradorCanada | Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Bunker Hill Mine ↗Bunker Hill Mining Corp. | Lead · Silver · Zinc | IdahoUnited States | MineIn development · 2026-06-29 |
| Burdock CPP ↗enCore Energy Corp | Uranium | South DakotaUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantIn development · 2026-06-29 |
| Butler Range ISR Mine ↗enCore Energy Corp | Uranium | TexasUnited States | Mines and QuarriesIn development · 2026-06-29 |
| Caber Complex (Matagami) ↗Nuvau Minerals | Copper · Silver · Zinc | QuebecCanada | Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Calenergy Lithium Project ↗BHE Renewables | Lithium | CaliforniaUnited States | RefineryIn development · 2026-06-29 |
| Carmacks ↗Cascadia Minerals Ltd. | Copper · Molybdenum · Silver | YukonCanada | Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Casino ↗Western Copper and Gold Corporation | Copper · Molybdenum · Silver | YukonCanada | Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Chaplin Sulphate of Potash Facility ↗Saskatchewan Mining and Minerals Inc. | Potash | SaskatchewanCanada | Advanced processing projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Chibougamau ↗Cygnus Metals Limited | Copper · Silver | QuebecCanada | Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Churchrock ↗Laramide Resources | Uranium | New MexicoUnited States | Studies & permittingSee company disclosures · 2026-09-10 |
| Cisco ↗Q2 Metals | Lithium | QuebecCanada | ExplorationSee company disclosures · 2026-09-10 |
| Clayton Mine ↗CMX Gold & Silver Corp. | Lead · Zinc | IdahoUnited States | MineIn development · 2026-06-29 |
| Clearwater ↗E3 Lithium | Lithium | AlbertaCanada | Studies & permittingSee company disclosures · 2026-09-10 |
| Clearwater Project ↗E3 Lithium | Lithium | AlbertaCanada | Advanced unconventional projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Coated Spherical Purified Graphite (CSPG) Refine ↗Northern Graphite Corporation | Graphite | QuebecCanada | Advanced processing projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Conneaut AAM Plant ↗Graphite One | Graphite | OhioUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantIn development · 2026-06-29 |
| Coosa Mine ↗Westwater Resources, Inc. | Graphite | AlabamaUnited States | MineIn development · 2026-06-29 |
| Copperwood Project ↗Copperwood Resources Inc. | Copper · Silver | MichiganUnited States | Mines and QuarriesIn development · 2026-06-29 |
| Crater Lake ↗Scandium Canada | Scandium | QuebecCanada | ExplorationSee company disclosures · 2026-09-10 |
| Crawford ↗Canada Nickel | Nickel · Cobalt | OntarioCanada | Studies & permittingSee company disclosures · 2026-09-10 |
| Crevier ↗Niobay Metals | Niobium · Tantalum | QuebecCanada | Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
| CuMo Mine ↗Multi-Metal Dev. Ltd. | Copper · Molybdenum · Rhenium · Silver | IdahoUnited States | MineIn development · 2026-06-29 |
| Davidson ↗Moon River Moly Ltd. | Molybdenum · Tungsten | British ColumbiaCanada | Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31 |
Showing 60 of 320 assets. Continue in the directory explorer.
CORPORATE FOOTPRINT
Companies & operators
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION
5N Plus Inc. ↗
Boron · Cadmium · Germanium · Lithium · Tellurium
1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONAbcourt Mines Inc. ↗
Silver · Zinc
1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
CSE: AMQAbitibi Metals ↗
Copper · Zinc
1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONAclara Resources Inc. ↗
Rare earths
1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONAdex Mining Inc. ↗
Molybdenum · Tin · Tungsten · Zinc
1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONAgnico Eagle Mines Limited ↗
Copper · Silver · Zinc
1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONAlcoa Corporation ↗
Aluminum
1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONAmerican Battery Technology Co. ↗
Cobalt · Lithium · Manganese · Nickel
2 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONAmerican Cordillera Mining Corp ↗
Copper · Silver
1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
TSXV: TUNGAmerican Tungsten ↗
Lead · Silver · Tungsten · Zinc
2 assets in this viewProfile ↗
CSE: APIAppia Rare Earths & Uranium ↗
Rare earths
1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONAres Strategic Mining Inc. ↗
Fluorspar
1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
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Research sources
- Natural Resources Canada — critical minerals inventory ↗Inventory: 2025-12-31 · Checked 2026-09-10
- Appia Rare Earths & Uranium — official company information ↗Checked 2026-09-10
- Appia Rare Earths & Uranium — project information ↗Checked 2026-09-10
- Appia Rare Earths & Uranium — official company information ↗Checked 2026-09-10
- Appia Rare Earths & Uranium — official company information ↗Checked 2026-09-10
- U.S. Geological Survey — U.S. facilities, June 2026 ↗Inventory: 2026-06-29 · Checked 2026-09-10
- GSP Resource — official company information ↗Checked 2026-09-10
- GSP Resource — project information ↗Checked 2026-09-10
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