Mines, projects and refineries
Operating mines, development projects and processing facilities, each scored on resource quality, economics, jurisdiction, infrastructure and execution readiness.
Arrow
A very large, high-grade undeveloped uranium deposit in the Athabasca Basin.
Balama
The largest natural flake graphite operation outside China.
Bayan Obo
The largest rare earth deposit in the world, mined alongside iron ore.
Cauchari-Olaroz
A high-altitude brine operation representing the new wave of Argentine lithium supply.
Cigar Lake
A high-grade uranium mine using jet boring in ground-frozen conditions.
El Teniente
The largest underground copper mine in the world, in operation for over a century.
Escondida
The largest copper mine in the world by output, operating in the Atacama Desert since 1990.
Ganzhou Separation Complex
The centre of global heavy rare earth separation capacity.
Grasberg
A giant copper-gold complex transitioning from open pit to large-scale block cave mining.
Greenbushes
The largest and highest-grade hard-rock lithium mine in the world.
Guangxi Gallium Recovery
Gallium recovery circuits attached to alumina refining capacity.
Hotazel Manganese
Operations in the Kalahari Manganese Field, the largest manganese resource on earth.
Hunan Antimony Smelter
Smelting capacity in the historic centre of global antimony production.
Inkai
A very large in-situ recovery uranium operation in southern Kazakhstan.
Jiangxi Tungsten Complex
A cluster of tungsten operations that anchors global tungsten supply.
Josemaria
A large copper-gold development in the Vicuna district of the high Andes.
Kamoa-Kakula
The highest-grade major copper mine in the world, powered largely by hydroelectricity.
Kokkola Cobalt Refinery
One of the largest cobalt refineries outside China, serving European battery makers.
Kwinana Lithium Hydroxide Plant
An Australian attempt to move lithium conversion onshore from spodumene concentrate.
Lynas Advanced Materials Plant
The largest rare earth separation facility outside China.
Lynas Kalgoorlie Facility
A cracking and leaching plant that moves the first processing stage onshore in Australia.
McArthur River
The largest high-grade uranium mine in the world, in the Athabasca Basin.
Mogalakwena
The largest open-pit platinum group metal operation in the world.
Mount Weld
One of the highest-grade rare earth deposits in the world, feeding Lynas separation capacity.
Mountain Pass
The only operating rare earth mine in the United States and the anchor of domestic magnet ambitions.
MP Independence Magnetics Facility
A US NdFeB magnet manufacturing facility completing a domestic rare earth loop.
Mutanda
A very large copper-cobalt operation whose output decisions move the global cobalt market.
Norilsk Complex
A vast Arctic nickel-copper-palladium complex and the largest palladium source globally.
Norra Karr
A heavy rare earth enriched deposit and one of Europes most strategically discussed resources.
Oyu Tolgoi
A giant copper-gold operation whose underground block cave makes it a top-five global copper mine.
Penasquito
The largest silver-producing mine in Mexico, with gold, lead and zinc co-products.
Per Geijer
The largest identified rare earth deposit in Europe, adjacent to existing iron ore operations.
Pilgangoora
A large spodumene operation supplying conversion capacity across Asia.
Resolution Copper
A very large undeveloped copper deposit that could supply a quarter of US copper demand.
Rocanville
One of the largest and lowest-cost potash mines in the world.
Salar de Atacama
The highest-grade and most productive lithium brine resource in the world.
Sorowako
A long-established nickel laterite mining and smelting operation.
Stibnite Gold
A gold project that would also become the only domestically mined US antimony source.
Tenke Fungurume
One of the largest copper-cobalt operations in the world.
Thacker Pass
The largest known lithium resource in the United States, hosted in claystone.
Vidalia Active Anode Facility
The first significant natural graphite active anode material plant in the United States.
Voiseys Bay
A high-grade nickel-copper-cobalt sulphide operation transitioning underground.
Weda Bay
One of the largest nickel operations globally, anchoring an integrated industrial park.
Xinjiang Polysilicon Cluster
The largest concentration of polysilicon production capacity in the world.