Critical and Strategic Minerals

 We Supply Metals and Minerals to Industry and Smelters.


Some Strategic Metals From Montana Ores on Our Owned Properties Ready for Mining

Germanium is also a strategic metal. It is a hard gray-white substance that is found in zinc, silver, lead, and copper ores. The main production of germanium is as a byproduct from zinc ore and it is highly sought-after for its important applications. Germanium is used as a semiconductor material. It is commonly used, together with silicon, in high-speed integrated circuits for improved performance. Arsenic is used in semiconductors and as replacement for lead as a solder in phones and computers. Both strategic metals are present on the properties along with many of the critical metals listed on page 7.

List of Critical Strategic Metals and Minerals

Critical Metals and Minerals

This is a list of the critical metals and minerals needed in the USA and Europe. Montana is called the Treasure State because they are available. We have many from our properties in the USA.

  • Aluminum (bauxite), used in almost all sectors of the economy
  • Antimony, used in batteries and flame retardants
  • Arsenic, used in lumber preservatives, pesticides, and semi-conductors
  • Barite, used in cement and petroleum industries
  • Beryllium, used as an alloying agent in aerospace and defense industries
  • Bismuth, used in medical and atomic research
  • Cesium, used in research and development
  • Chromium, used primarily in stainless steel and other alloys
  • Cobalt, used in rechargeable batteries and superalloys
  • Fluorspar, used in the manufacture of aluminum, gasoline, and uranium fuel
  • Gallium, used for integrated circuits and optical devices like LEDs
  • Germanium, used for fiber optics and night vision applications
  • Graphite (natural), used for lubricants, batteries, and fuel cells
  • Hafnium, used for nuclear control rods, alloys, and high-temperature ceramics
  • Helium, used for MRIs, lifting agent, and research
  • Indium, mostly used in LCD screens
  • Lithium, used primarily for batteries
  • Magnesium, used in furnace linings for manufacturing steel and ceramics
  • Manganese, used in steelmaking
  • Niobium, used mostly in steel alloys
  • Platinum group metals, used for catalytic agents
  • Potash, primarily used as a fertilizer
  • Rare earth elements group, primarily used in magnets and catalysts
  • Rhenium, used for lead-free gasoline and superalloys
  • Rubidium, used for research and development in electronics
  • Scandium, used for alloys and fuel cells
  • Strontium, used for pyrotechnics and ceramic magnets
  • Tantalum, used in electronic components, mostly capacitors
  • Tellurium, used in steelmaking and solar cells
  • Tin, used as protective coatings and alloys for steel
  • Titanium, overwhelmingly used as a white pigment or metal alloys
  • Tungsten, primarily used to make wear-resistant metals
  • Uranium, mostly used for nuclear fuel
  • Vanadium, primarily used for titanium alloys
  • Zirconium, used in the high-temperature ceramics industries
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