Encyclopedia
Critical minerals, element by element
58 elements appear on at least one of the 25 official critical-mineral lists we track. Uses, supply, criticality lists and policies for each.
Most widely listed
Named critical or strategic by the most governments and blocs. Rare earths and platinum group metals are usually listed as a group.
Rare earth elements17
- ScScandiumOn 24 of 25 lists
- YYttriumOn 24 of 25 lists
- LaLanthanumOn 24 of 25 lists
- CeCeriumOn 24 of 25 lists
- PrPraseodymiumOn 24 of 25 lists
- NdNeodymiumOn 24 of 25 lists
- SmSamariumOn 24 of 25 lists
- EuEuropiumOn 24 of 25 lists
- GdGadoliniumOn 24 of 25 lists
- TbTerbiumOn 24 of 25 lists
- DyDysprosiumOn 24 of 25 lists
- HoHolmiumOn 24 of 25 lists
- ErErbiumOn 24 of 25 lists
- TmThuliumOn 24 of 25 lists
- YbYtterbiumOn 24 of 25 lists
- LuLutetiumOn 24 of 25 lists
- PmPromethiumOn 22 of 25 lists
Battery metals5
Base & industrial metals4
Platinum group metals6
Other critical minerals26
- WTungstenOn 18 of 25 lists
- NbNiobiumOn 17 of 25 lists
- TaTantalumOn 17 of 25 lists
- TiTitaniumOn 16 of 25 lists
- VVanadiumOn 16 of 25 lists
- GeGermaniumOn 15 of 25 lists
- SbAntimonyOn 15 of 25 lists
- GaGalliumOn 14 of 25 lists
- SiSiliconOn 13 of 25 lists
- ZrZirconiumOn 13 of 25 lists
- MgMagnesiumOn 12 of 25 lists
- CrChromiumOn 12 of 25 lists
- InIndiumOn 12 of 25 lists
- BiBismuthOn 12 of 25 lists
- BeBerylliumOn 10 of 25 lists
- PPhosphorusOn 10 of 25 lists
- TeTelluriumOn 10 of 25 lists
- HfHafniumOn 9 of 25 lists
- BBoronOn 8 of 25 lists
- AsArsenicOn 6 of 25 lists
- SrStrontiumOn 6 of 25 lists
- CsCaesiumOn 6 of 25 lists
- RbRubidiumOn 4 of 25 lists
- ThThoriumOn 4 of 25 lists
- FFluorineOn 3 of 25 lists
- BaBariumOn 3 of 25 lists