Critical mineral stocks
Critical minerals are metals and minerals a government says its economy and security depend on, and whose supply could be cut off. Pick an element to see the listed companies exploring for it.
- Rare earths71 companies
- Copper67 companies
- Uranium41 companies
- Lithium37 companies
- Nickel16 companies
- Tungsten8 companies
- Graphite7 companies
- Potash4 companies
- Antimony3 companies
- Vanadium2 companies
- Helium1 company
Tiles without a link are tracked, but do not yet have enough companies for their own page.
What counts as a critical mineral?
A critical mineral is whatever is on an official government list, so the answer depends on the country. Canada's list has 34 minerals and metals, including rare earth elements, lithium, graphite, nickel, copper and uranium. It was updated on June 10, 2024, when high-purity iron, phosphorus and silicon metal were added to the original 31.
The United States list is longer. The final 2025 version from the U.S. Geological Survey names 60 minerals and added ten, among them copper, silver, potash and uranium. It also names each rare earth element on its own, from lanthanum to lutetium.
What is on Canada's critical minerals list?
Canada's critical minerals list is the federal government's official list of 34 minerals and metals it considers essential and at risk. It was first released in 2021 and updated in 2024. Minerals with a company list on REE Stocks are linked.
- Aluminum
- Antimony
- Bismuth
- Cesium
- Chromium
- Cobalt
- Copper
- Fluorspar
- Gallium
- Germanium
- Graphite
- Helium
- High-purity iron ore
- Indium
- Lithium
- Magnesium
- Manganese
- Molybdenum
- Nickel
- Niobium
- Phosphorus
- Platinum group metals
- Potash
- Rare earth elements
- Scandium
- Silicon metal
- Tantalum
- Tellurium
- Tin
- Titanium
- Tungsten
- Uranium
- Vanadium
- Zinc
Source: Government of Canada, Critical minerals: an opportunity for Canada.
What is on the US critical minerals list?
The US list is the Interior Department's final 2025 list of 60 critical minerals, published in November 2025. Unlike Canada's, it names each rare earth element on its own, so 16 of the 60 entries are rare earths, marked below. Silver and uranium are on the US list; silver is not on Canada's.
- Aluminum
- Antimony
- Arsenic
- Barite
- Beryllium
- Bismuth
- Boron
- Cerium rare earth
- Cesium
- Chromium
- Cobalt
- Copper
- Dysprosium rare earth
- Erbium rare earth
- Europium rare earth
- Fluorspar
- Gadolinium rare earth
- Gallium
- Germanium
- Graphite
- Hafnium
- Holmium rare earth
- Indium
- Iridium
- Lanthanum rare earth
- Lead
- Lithium
- Lutetium rare earth
- Magnesium
- Manganese
- Metallurgical coal
- Neodymium rare earth
- Nickel
- Niobium
- Palladium
- Phosphate
- Platinum
- Potash
- Praseodymium rare earth
- Rhenium
- Rhodium
- Rubidium
- Ruthenium
- Samarium rare earth
- Scandium rare earth
- Silicon
- Silver
- Tantalum
- Tellurium
- Terbium rare earth
- Thulium rare earth
- Tin
- Titanium
- Tungsten
- Uranium
- Vanadium
- Ytterbium rare earth
- Yttrium rare earth
- Zinc
- Zirconium
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, final 2025 list of critical minerals. Scandium and yttrium count as rare earths.
Which critical minerals have their own company lists?
A company list is a page that names every listed company exploring for one mineral, with its ticker and head office. Five critical minerals have one on REE Stocks so far. The rare earth list covers companies worldwide; the others cover the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange and CSE.
Rare earth stocks
Rare earths are 17 metals used mostly in permanent magnets. China mined about 69% of the world's supply in 2025, according to the USGS, which is why companies elsewhere get so much attention. Our list has 71 of them, from producers to early explorers.
Copper stocks
Canadian mines produced 514,582 tonnes of copper in 2024, and almost half of it came from British Columbia. Output is down about a quarter from 2015, so a lot rides on new discoveries. We list 67 copper companies.
Uranium stocks
Canada is the world's second-largest uranium producer, and every tonne comes from northern Saskatchewan. Mines there produced 14.3 kilotonnes in 2024, or 24% of the world total. We list 41 uranium companies, many of them in the Athabasca Basin.
Lithium stocks
Canada has two working lithium mines: Tanco in Manitoba and North American Lithium in Quebec. Most of the country's lithium sits in a hard rock called pegmatite, with more dissolved in brines under Alberta and Saskatchewan. We list 37 lithium companies.
Nickel stocks
Canada is the world's fourth-largest nickel producer. Ontario and Quebec mined about three quarters of the 125,364 tonnes produced in 2024. We list 16 nickel companies.
Production figures above come from Natural Resources Canada.
Which other critical mineral companies do we track?
We also track tungsten, graphite, potash, antimony, vanadium and helium. Each has too few listed companies for its own page yet, so they're listed here, with the same TSX, TSX Venture Exchange and CSE coverage.
Tungsten stocks (8 companies)
| Company | Ticker | Head office |
|---|---|---|
| Allegiance Resources Corp. | CSE: ALLG | |
| American Tungsten Corp | TSXV: TUNG | British Columbia |
| Blue Moon Metals Inc. | TSXV: MOON | British Columbia |
| Fox Tungsten Ltd. | TSXV: FOXT | British Columbia |
| Great Atlantic Resources Corp. | TSXV: GR | British Columbia |
| Nexcel Metals Corp. | CSE: NEXX | |
| TinOne Resources Inc. | TSXV: TORC | British Columbia |
| Tungsten Eagle Development Corp. | CSE: MAGA |
Graphite stocks (7 companies)
| Company | Ticker | Head office |
|---|---|---|
| Ceylon Graphite Corp. | TSXV: CYL | Nova Scotia |
| First Canadian Graphite Inc. | TSXV: FCI | British Columbia |
| Focus Graphite Inc. | TSXV: FMS | Ontario |
| Graphano Energy Ltd. | TSXV: GEL | British Columbia |
| Graphite One Inc. | TSXV: GPH | British Columbia |
| Northern Graphite Corporation | TSXV: NGC | Ontario |
| Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. | TSX: NOU | Quebec |
Potash stocks (4 companies)
| Company | Ticker | Head office |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Potash Corporation | TSXV: BUFF | Saskatchewan |
| Gensource Potash Corporation | TSXV: GSP | Ontario |
| Millennial Potash Corp. | TSXV: MLP | British Columbia |
| Sage Potash Corp. | TSXV: SAGE | British Columbia |
Antimony stocks (3 companies)
| Company | Ticker | Head office |
|---|---|---|
| Antimony Resources Corp. | CSE: ATMY | |
| Krait Critical Minerals Corp. | CSE: KRIT | |
| NSJ Antimony Corp. | CSE: NSJ |
Vanadium stocks (2 companies)
| Company | Ticker | Head office |
|---|---|---|
| Cleantech Vanadium Mining Corp. | TSXV: CTV | British Columbia |
| VanadiumCorp Resource Inc. | TSXV: VRB | British Columbia |
Helium stocks (1 company)
| Company | Ticker | Head office |
|---|---|---|
| Quebec Innovative Materials Corp. | CSE: QIMC |
Why do rare earths lead this site?
Rare earths are the critical minerals with the tightest supply chain. Neodymium and praseodymium go into the magnets inside electric car motors, wind turbines and defence systems. Very few companies outside China can separate them. That makes rare earth companies the most watched part of the sector, so they get their own rare earth stocks page covering listings worldwide.
How are companies sorted into each mineral?
Each company is filed under the mineral its own news releases talk about most. When there is not enough news yet, we use the metal in its name. A company exploring for several metals appears once, under its main one. The full company directory lists every mining company on the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange and CSE.
Sources
- Government of Canada, Critical minerals: an opportunity for Canada
- Natural Resources Canada, updated critical minerals list (June 10, 2024)
- U.S. Geological Survey, final 2025 list of critical minerals
- U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026: Rare earths
- Natural Resources Canada, Minerals and metals facts