Critical minerals
Canada critical minerals list
Canada lists 34 minerals as critical or strategic (Canada Critical Minerals List, 2024). Here is every mineral on the list, with where it is mined and how many other governments list it.
Canada Critical Minerals List (2024)
34 critical entries. Source: Government of Canada / Natural Resources Canada.
| As listed | Mineral page | On lists in |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminum | Aluminium and bauxite | 7 |
| Antimony | Antimony | 8 |
| Bismuth | Bismuth | 7 |
| Cesium | Caesium | 2 |
| Chromium | Chromium | 5 |
| Cobalt | Cobalt | 8 |
| Copper | Copper | 7 |
| Fluorspar | Fluorspar | 5 |
| Gallium | Gallium | 7 |
| Germanium | Germanium | 6 |
| Graphite | Graphite (natural) | 8 |
| Helium | Helium | 3 |
| High-purity iron ore | High-purity iron | 1 |
| Indium | Indium | 6 |
| Lithium | Lithium | 8 |
| Magnesium | Magnesium | 6 |
| Manganese | Manganese | 6 |
| Molybdenum | Molybdenum | 5 |
| Nickel | Nickel | 8 |
| Niobium | Niobium | 7 |
| Phosphorus | Phosphorus (elemental/chemical) | 6 |
| Platinum group metals | Platinum group metals | 7 |
| Potash | Potash | 4 |
| Rare earth elements | Rare earths | 8 |
| Scandium | Scandium | 4 |
| Silicon metal | Silicon | 7 |
| Tantalum | Tantalum | 7 |
| Tellurium | Tellurium | 5 |
| Tin | Tin | 7 |
| Titanium | Titanium minerals | 7 |
| Tungsten | Tungsten | 8 |
| Uranium | Uranium | 3 |
| Vanadium | Vanadium | 7 |
| Zinc | Zinc | 5 |
"On lists in" counts the jurisdictions (of the 8 we track) whose current list includes the mineral.
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