U.S. Geological Survey - Critical Minerals Identifications and Assessments

Mining & Minerals - Evaluations / Critical Mineral Resources

Demand for critical mineral commodities is on the rise with increasing applications in consumer products such as phones and tablets. Research and assessment activities address the need for more up-to-date information on the nation's and the world's critical mineral resources.

Mineral resource assessments are tools used for projecting the potential for undiscovered domestic and global deposits of minerals such as copper and rare-earth elements.  Land management agencies, industry and the public use this mineral resource information to help project future resource development.