CRITICAL MINERAL COMPANIES · RESEARCH
Refining & processing
Smelters, refineries, conversion plants and mineral-processing facilities.
273projects & facilities
204linked organizations
41mineral categories
48asset 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abington Reldan Refinery ↗Sibanye Stillwater Ltd. | Copper · Platinum group metals · Silver | PennsylvaniaUnited States | RefineryAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Advanced Chemical Company Refinery ↗Advanced Chemical Co. Inc | Platinum group metals | Rhode IslandUnited States | RefineryAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Albany Facility ↗ATI Inc. | Hafnium · Titanium · Zirconium | OregonUnited States | RefineryAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Alloy Plant ↗Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. | Silicon | West VirginiaUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Alma ↗Rio Tinto Group | Aluminum | QuebecCanada | SmelterActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Alouette ↗Rio Tinto Group | Aluminum | QuebecCanada | SmelterActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Alta Mesa Processing Plant ↗enCore Energy Corp | Uranium | TexasUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantCare and maintenance · 2026-06-29 |
| Amarillo Refinery ↗Grupo México, S.A.B. de C.V. | Copper · Nickel · Selenium · Tellurium | TexasUnited States | RefineryCare and maintenance · 2026-06-29 |
| Amelia ↗Schlumberger Ltd. | Barite | LouisianaUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Antelope Lake ↗North American Helium Inc. | Helium | SaskatchewanCanada | Well(s) and/or plantActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Arvida ↗Rio Tinto Group | Aluminum | QuebecCanada | SmelterActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Asahi Refinery ↗Asahi Refining USA Inc. | Silver | UtahUnited States | RefineryAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Asbury Plant ↗Asbury Graphite Mills, Inc. | Graphite | New JerseyUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Ashtabula Complex ↗INEOS Group | Titanium | OhioUnited States | MineAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Aurora Complex ↗PCS Phosphate Company Inc | Phosphate | North CarolinaUnited States | RefineryAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Aurora HF Plant ↗Arkema | Fluorspar | North CarolinaUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Aurora Refinery ↗Klondex Aurora Mine | Silver | NevadaUnited States | RefineryCare and maintenance · 2026-06-29 |
| Bagdad SX-EW ↗Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | Copper | ArizonaUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Baie-Comeau ↗Alcoa Corporation | Aluminum | QuebecCanada | SmelterActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Bald Mountain Plant ↗Kinross Gold Corp. | Silver | NevadaUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Baltimore Plant ↗Vibrantz Technologies Inc. | Manganese | MarylandUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Bartow Plant ↗The Mosaic Company | Phosphate | FloridaUnited States | RefineryAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Battle Creek ↗North American Helium Inc. | Helium | SaskatchewanCanada | Well(s) and/or plantActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Battle Creek-Cypress ↗North American Helium Inc. | Helium | SaskatchewanCanada | Well(s) and/or plantActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Battle Creek S ↗North American Helium Inc. | Helium | SaskatchewanCanada | Well(s) and/or plantActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Battle Mountain ↗Schlumberger Ltd. | Barite | NevadaUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Baymag ↗Baymag Inc. | Magnesium | AlbertaCanada | PlantActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Bear Plant ↗Riverside Specialty Chemicals | Vanadium | DelawareUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Bécancour ↗Alcoa Corporation | Aluminum | QuebecCanada | SmelterActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Bécancour Silicon ↗Ferroglobe PLC | Silicon | QuebecCanada | Ferroalloy plantActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Bessemer City Facility ↗Rio Tinto Group | Lithium | North CarolinaUnited States | RefineryAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Beverly Plant ↗Ferroglobe PLC | Silicon | OhioUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Blind River ↗Cameco Corporation | Uranium | OntarioCanada | RefineryActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Borealis Plant ↗Borealis Mining Company Ltd. | Silver | NevadaUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Boron Facility ↗U.S. Borax | Boron · Lithium | CaliforniaUnited States | RefineryAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Boyertown Plant ↗Global Advanced Metals | Niobium · Tantalum | PennsylvaniaUnited States | RefineryAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Bronsville ↗Milwhite Inc. | Barite | TexasUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Burnside Refinery ↗Almatis Holdings 2 B.V. | Aluminum | LouisianaUnited States | RefineryCare and maintenance · 2026-06-29 |
| Burnsville Plant ↗Rima Industrial S.A. | Silicon | MississippiUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Butte Plant ↗REC Silicon | Silicon | MontanaUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Cadillac ↗North American Helium Inc. | Helium | SaskatchewanCanada | Well(s) and/or plantActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Cadiz Pilot Plant ↗Western Magnesium Inc. | Magnesium | OhioUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Canadian Electrolytic Zinc Limited (CEZinc) ↗Glencore Canada Corporation | Cadmium · Zinc | QuebecCanada | RefineryActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Canton Plant ↗Howmet Aerospace Inc. | Titanium | OhioUnited States | RefineryAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Carlota SX-EW Plant ↗KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. | Copper | ArizonaUnited States | RefineryAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Carlsbad East Plant ↗Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Potash | New MexicoUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Carlsbad North ↗The Mosaic Company | Potash | New MexicoUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Carondelet Plant ↗ICL Group Ltd. | Phosphate | MissouriUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Castle Mountain Plant ↗Equinox Gold Corp. | Silver | CaliforniaUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| CCR ↗Glencore Canada Corporation | Copper · Nickel · Platinum group metals · Selenium | QuebecCanada | RefineryActive · 2025-12-31 |
| Charleston Plant ↗Walker Chemie AG | Silicon | TennesseeUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Chatsworth ↗CIMBAR Performance Minerals Inc. | Barite | GeorgiaUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Chicago Plant #1 ↗Superior Graphite | Graphite | IllinoisUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Chicago Plant #2 ↗Superior Graphite | Graphite | IllinoisUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Chino Refinery ↗Almanon Inc. | Platinum group metals | CaliforniaUnited States | RefineryAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Chino SX-EW Plant ↗Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | Copper | New MexicoUnited States | RefineryAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Chula Vista Plant ↗South Bay Salt Works | Magnesium | CaliforniaUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Clarksburg ↗Anovion | Graphite | West VirginiaUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Clinton Facility ↗Chem-Met Co. | Tungsten | MarylandUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
| Columbia ↗Mersen Group | Graphite | TennesseeUnited States | Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29 |
Showing 60 of 273 assets. Continue in the directory explorer.
CORPORATE FOOTPRINT
Companies & operators
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION
5N Plus Inc. ↗
Boron · Cadmium · Germanium · Lithium · Tellurium
2 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONADO Industries ↗
Barite
1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONAdvanced Chemical Co. Inc ↗
Platinum group metals
1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONAir Products Corporation, Inc. ↗
Helium
2 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONAlbemarle Corp. ↗
Lithium
3 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONAlcoa Corporation ↗
Aluminum
5 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONAlmanon Inc. ↗
Platinum group metals
1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONAlmatis Holdings 2 B.V. ↗
Aluminum
1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONAluminium Austria Metall Québec Inc. ↗
Aluminum
1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONAmericas Gold and Silver Corp. ↗
Antimony · Copper · Lead · Silver
1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONAmes Copper Group, LLC ↗
Copper
1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONAndean Precious Metals Corp. ↗
Silver
1 assets in this viewProfile ↗
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Research sources
- U.S. Geological Survey — U.S. facilities, June 2026 ↗Inventory: 2026-06-29 · Checked 2026-09-10
- Natural Resources Canada — critical minerals inventory ↗Inventory: 2025-12-31 · Checked 2026-09-10
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