Critical Minerals & Material Groups Catalogue
Browse all 40 critical mineral profiles compiled from U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Summaries (2022-2026). Each specimen plate combines multi-year global production trajectories (2020-2025), country rankings, proven reserves, Herfindahl-Hirschman (`HHI`) concentration indices, and U.S. net import reliance.
All 40 Critical Mineral Specimen Plates
Aluminum
Lightweight metal used in transport, packaging, construction and electricity networks.
Antimony
A metalloid used in flame retardants, lead alloys and specialised industrial materials.
Arsenic
A metalloid used in semiconductor compounds and industrial chemicals.
Barite
A dense barium sulfate mineral widely used as a weighting agent in drilling fluids.
Bauxite
The principal ore used to make alumina, which is then smelted into aluminum.
Beryllium
A lightweight metal used in aerospace, specialised alloys and instruments.
Bismuth
A metal used in chemicals, low-melting-point alloys and some lead-replacement applications.
Boron
An element used in glass, ceramics, fertilisers and high-performance materials.
Cesium
An alkali metal used in specialised drilling fluids and atomic timekeeping.
Chromium
An alloying element that gives stainless steel corrosion resistance.
Cobalt
A metal used in rechargeable batteries, superalloys and industrial catalysts.
Copper
A conductive metal used in power grids, buildings, electronics and transport.
Fluorspar
The mineral feedstock for fluorochemicals and a flux in metal production.
Gallium
A metal used in compound semiconductors, LEDs and power electronics.
Germanium
A metalloid used in fibre optics, infrared optics and semiconductor applications.
Natural graphite
A crystalline form of carbon used in batteries, refractories and industrial applications.
Indium
A metal used in transparent conductive coatings, electronics and solders.
Lead
A metal used chiefly in lead-acid batteries and specialised shielding applications.
Lithium
A light metal used in rechargeable batteries, glass, ceramics and lubricants.
Magnesium metal
A lightweight metal used in alloys, metal processing and chemical applications.
Manganese
An alloying metal essential to steelmaking and used in some battery chemistries.
Nickel
A metal used in stainless steel, alloys and some rechargeable batteries.
Niobium
An alloying metal used to strengthen steels and in specialist superconducting materials.
Phosphate rock
The principal mineral feedstock for phosphorus fertilisers and other phosphate products.
Platinum-group metals
A family of metals used in catalysts, electronics and specialised industrial applications.
Potash
Potassium-bearing mineral products used mainly in fertilisers.
Rare earths
A group of elements used in permanent magnets, catalysts, polishing compounds and electronics.
Rhenium
A scarce metal used in high-temperature superalloys and catalysts.
Rubidium
An alkali metal used in specialised research, electronics and timekeeping applications.
Scandium
A metal used in aluminium alloys and solid oxide fuel cells.
Silicon
An industrial material used in alloys, silicones, solar cells and semiconductor supply chains.
Silver
A precious metal used in electronics, solar cells, industrial applications and jewellery.
Tantalum
A corrosion-resistant metal used in capacitors, alloys and specialised equipment.
Tellurium
A metalloid used in thin-film solar cells, alloys and thermoelectric materials.
Tin
A metal used in solders, coatings and industrial chemicals.
Titanium minerals
Ilmenite and rutile provide feedstock for titanium dioxide pigment and titanium metal.
Tungsten
A dense, high-melting-point metal used in cutting tools, hard materials and specialised alloys.
Vanadium
An alloying metal used in steels and in vanadium redox flow batteries.
Zinc
A metal widely used to galvanise steel and in alloys and chemical products.
Zirconium & hafnium
Associated metals used in ceramics, nuclear applications and specialised alloys.