SCARCEEARTH

Minerals

36 critical minerals, each hand-maintained, with the date it was last checked shown on its card. Select any mineral for price data, supply chain analysis, and connected companies.

Neodymium
Suspended· Nov 27 2026DFARS · Jan 1 2027
ND · USD/kg
100.96
Rare Earth — LightDeep Dive →
Copper
XCU · USD/lb
6.66
Base MetalsDeep Dive →
Lithium
LITHIUM · USD/t
16,850.00
Battery MetalsDeep Dive →
Cobalt
LCO · USD/t
53,308.00
Battery MetalsDeep Dive →
Gallium
Active ControlsDFARS · Jan 1 2027
GALLIUM · USD/kg
230.08
Strategic & DefenseDeep Dive →
Germanium
Active ControlsDFARS · Jan 1 2027
GER · USD/kg
3,603.24
~$8,598/kg
Private-investor retail · strategicmetalsinvest Aug 7
Strategic & DefenseDeep Dive →
Uranium
URANIUM · USD/lb
89.48
Energy MetalsDeep Dive →
Tungsten
Active ControlsDFARS · Jan 1 2027
TUNGSTEN · USD/mtu
784.40
~$3,100/mtu
APT CIF Rotterdam · vs $784/mtu China domestic ex-VAT · SMM Oct 8 2026
Strategic & DefenseDeep Dive →
Antimony
Active Controls
ANTIMONY · USD/t
13,296.72
~$51,800/t
Private-investor retail · ~4x domestic benchmark · strategicmetalsinvest Jul 17
Strategic & DefenseDeep Dive →
Nickel
NI · USD/t
15,545.00
Battery MetalsDeep Dive →
Dysprosium
Suspended· Nov 27 2026DFARS · Jan 1 2027
DYS · USD/kg
233.68
~$930/kg
Private-investor retail · strategicmetalsinvest Aug 21
Rare Earth — HeavyDeep Dive →
Tin
TIN · USD/t
52,900.00
Base MetalsDeep Dive →
Indium
INDIUM · USD/kg
694.20
~$972/kg
Private-investor retail · strategicmetalsinvest Jul 16 · domestic and Western industrial converged
Byproduct MetalsDeep Dive →
Tellurium
TE · USD/kg
105.58
~$243/kg
Private-investor retail · strategicmetalsinvest, date unconfirmed · vs $121/kg SMM domestic
Byproduct MetalsDeep Dive →
Molybdenum
MO · USD/lb
33.30
Strategic & DefenseDeep Dive →
Lanthanum
Suspended· Nov 27 2026
LTH · USD/kg
2.87
Rare Earth — LightDeep Dive →
Natural Graphite
Active Controls
NA-GR · USD/t
347.00
Battery MetalsDeep Dive →
Titanium
TITANIUM · USD/kg
7.75
Strategic & DefenseDeep Dive →
Magnesium
MG · USD/t
2,240.00
Strategic & DefenseDeep Dive →
Manganese
MN · USD/t
2,314.00
Battery MetalsDeep Dive →
Iron Ore
IRON · USD/t
97.06
Base MetalsDeep Dive →
Hafnium
HAF · USD/kg
12,508.20
Byproduct MetalsDeep Dive →
Rhenium
RHENIUM · USD/kg
5,759.72
Byproduct MetalsDeep Dive →
Bismuth
BMTH · USD/kg
16.97
~$67/kg
Private-investor retail · strategicmetalsinvest Jul 22 · vs $20/kg SMM domestic
Byproduct MetalsDeep Dive →
Platinum
XPT · USD/oz
1,685.00
Precious MetalsDeep Dive →
Palladium
XPD · USD/oz
1,132.00
Precious MetalsDeep Dive →
Gold
XAU · USD/oz
4,193.60
Precious MetalsDeep Dive →
Silver
XAG · USD/oz
60.70
Precious MetalsDeep Dive →
Aluminium
ALU · USD/t
3,055.50
Base MetalsDeep Dive →
Zinc
ZNC · USD/t
3,840.00
Base MetalsDeep Dive →
Scandium
Active Controls
SCANDIUM · USD/kg
3,093.79
~$9,700/kg
Western retail, April 2026 assessment · export control spread
Rare Earth — LightDeep Dive →
Vanadium
VANADIUM · USD/lb
5.35
Energy MetalsDeep Dive →
Praseodymium
Suspended· Nov 27 2026DFARS · Jan 1 2027
PRASEODYMIUM · USD/kg
101.62
NdPr $97.78/kg
NdPr mixed oxide SMM-RE-OX-001 · Oct 2026 · export control spread
Rare Earth — LightDeep Dive →
Yttrium
Suspended· Nov 27 2026
YTTRIUM · USD/kg
34.89
$1,175–1,200+/kg
Ex-China Western · no named assessment series · not comparable to domestic metal
Rare Earth — LightDeep Dive →
Terbium
Suspended· Nov 27 2026DFARS · Jan 1 2027
TERBIUM · USD/kg
864.00
~$4,029/kg
Private-investor retail, small-lot · vs $864.10/kg SMM domestic oxide (ex-VAT, Sept 30) · strategicmetalsinvest Aug 21
Rare Earth — HeavyDeep Dive →
Samarium
DFARS · Jan 1 2027
SAMARIUM · USD/kg
9.87
Rare Earth — LightDeep Dive →

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