Critical Mineral Opportunity Mapping
Paper 429 of 511
Published June 1, 2026
Abstract
The transition toward electrification, advanced manufacturing, energy storage, and strategic supply chains has increased the importance of critical minerals.
This paper evaluates opportunity mapping through concentration, survivorship, inheritance, and geological continuity frameworks.
Critical Mineral Categories
- Lithium exploration
- Rare earth elements
- Nickel deposits
- Cobalt deposits
- Copper exploration
- Graphite systems
- Platinum group metals
- Strategic minerals
Opportunity Principle
The highest-value opportunities frequently occur where multiple independent geological indicators converge within the same district.
Opportunity mapping therefore becomes an exercise in constraint integration rather than isolated target evaluation.
Building a Critical Minerals Portfolio?
Ontomics develops resource intelligence systems for lithium, rare earth elements, nickel, cobalt, copper, and strategic mineral targeting.