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Mining tech market map

207 mining tech startups worldwide that have raised money in rounds we track, placed in 5 segments by what each says it does. Together they have raised $15B; the biggest segment is exploration and discovery, with 96 companies.

207startups on the map
5segments
$15Braised between them
Exploration and discoverymost funded segment

Exploration and discovery

96

+72 more

Rare earths and critical minerals

42

+18 more

Mine automation and software

38

+14 more

Lithium

18

Extraction and processing

13

Segment by segment

Exploration and discovery

96 startups · $6.4B raised

  1. Kore PotashKore Potash is an advanced stage mineral exploration and development company.United Kingdom$2.2B
  2. KoBold MetalsKoBold Metals is a scientific mineral exploration and development company based in Berkeley, California.United States$1.5B
  3. Vulcan Energy ResourcesVulcan Energy Resources is a mineral exploration company that provides natural energy.Australia$1.4B
  4. G Mining Ventures Corp.G Mining Ventures is a mineral exploration company conducting exploration and development projects.Canada$278M
  5. Cornish LithiumCornish Lithium is a mineral exploration and development company supplying lithium raw materials for sustainable energy solutions.United Kingdom$165M
  6. New Found Gold Corp.New Found Gold Corp.Canada$134M
  7. Kavango ResourcesKavango Resources is a mineral exploration company focusing on prospective copper, nickel, and PGE metals.United Kingdom$57M
  8. Emerita ResourcesA Premier Zinc Exploration Platform.Canada$50M

Rare earths and critical minerals

42 startups · $6.4B raised

  1. USA Rare EarthUSA Rare Earth is a mining and advanced materials company that produces critical minerals and permanent magnets.United States$2.7B
  2. Vulcan ElementsVulcan Elements is a U.S.-based startup manufacturer founded in 2023, specializing in rare earth magnets, particularly sintered neUnited States$1.1B
  3. Serra VerdeSerra Verde operates integrated rare earth mining and processing operations.Brazil$565M
  4. Sierra Gorda SCMSierra Gorda SCM is a low-grade mining company that focuses on producing copper and molybdenum concentrates.Chile$500M
  5. Versamet RoyaltiesVersamet Royalties is a gold-copper royalty and streaming company that provides investment for sustainable mining of resources.Canada$440M
  6. Principal MineralPrincipal Mineral is a Dallas-based company focused on developing and scaling domestic production of strategic metals, high-perforUnited States$280M
  7. Cyclic MaterialsCyclic Materials is a cleantech company based in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, with a significant presence in Toronto.Canada$150M
  8. Nth CycleNth Cycle is a metal processing technology company working with battery recyclers and miners to recover production-grade critical minerals.United States$137M

Mine automation and software

38 startups · $953M raised

  1. Mariana MineralsMariana Minerals is a software-first, vertically integrated minerals company founded in 2023-2024, with headquarters in San FranciUnited States$384M
  2. 3D Robotics3DR makes advanced drone technology easily accessible to the construction, mining, and surveying industries for use in data analysis.United States$152M
  3. SafeAISafeAI develops autonomous driving technology for heavy-equipment vehicles used in the construction and mining industries.United States$64M
  4. Reframe SystemsReframe Systems is a physical AI and construction technology startup focused on transforming the housing industry.United States$60M
  5. HHeavyHeavy develops robotic solutions for construction, mining, and farming to enhance safety.United States$46M
  6. MeridiumMeridium, Inc., a software vendor, delivers asset performance management solutions for process, power, mining, and discrete manufaUnited States$30M
  7. SitemateSitemate is a Sydney-based software company founded in 2015, initially known as Dashpivot.Australia$28M
  8. Alpine Data LabsAlpine offers a script-less and web based analytic software for data mining and Hadoop.United States$24M

Lithium

18 startups · $1.4B raised

  1. Redwood MaterialsRedwood Materials is an American company based in Carson City, Nevada, focused on creating a sustainable supply chain for lithium-United States$1.2B
  2. Lithium de franceLithium de France is an independent French operator founded in 2020 and based in Alsace.France$38M
  3. LithiosLithios is a technology company that uses electrochemistry for advanced lithium extraction from tough mixtures.United States$35M
  4. Delta LithiumDelta Lithium is a lithium gold copper explorer, mining and development company.Australia$32M
  5. Li-FT PowerLi-FT Power is a cutting-edge company focusing on identifying, exploring, discovering, and advancing early-stage lithium pegmatite projects.Canada$29M
  6. AdionicsAdionics is a French Greentech company founded in 2012, specializing in Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) and sustainable water treaFrance$27M
  7. Princeton Critical MineralsPrinceton Critical Minerals is a cleantech company that boosts lithium extraction and production from brine sources.United States$21M
  8. ElectraLithElectraLith develops direct lithium extraction and refining technology designed for efficient and sustainable lithium production.Australia$17M

Extraction and processing

13 startups · $302M raised

  1. Mesabi MetallicsMesabi Metallics Company LLC develops a mining and pellet plant for iron ore in Nashwauk, Minnesota, focusing on taconite processing.United States$150M
  2. GenominesGenomines is a deeptech and biotechnology startup based in Paris, France, with operations in Saclay.France$45M
  3. DryFlow MagneticsDryFlow Magnetics is an Australian industrial technology company founded in 2024, specializing in patented dry magnetic separationAustralia$44M
  4. MaverickXMaverickX is a chemical technology company focused on developing advanced chemistries for natural resource extraction in the oil &United States$19M
  5. SeloxiumSeloxium is a University of Oxford spin-out company revolutionising the mining, refining, and recycling sectors by selectively extUnited Kingdom$16M
  6. YTYava TechnologiesYava Technologies develops and licenses mineral recovery process solutions for mining and mineral processing industries.Canada$8.7M
  7. Wescoal GroupWescoal is involved in the mining, processing and distribution of coal.South Africa$8.0M
  8. Transition Metal SolutionsTransition Metal Solutions is a biotechnology startup founded in 2023, focused on developing custom chemical additives, referred tUnited States$6.0M

How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in mining tech, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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