U.S. Critical Minerals Lists
The U.S. has two critical minerals lists, one published by the United States Geological Survey and another specific to the Department of Energy (DOE). Minerals on the DOE list have historically been eligible for Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) incentives. The policy landscape for these incentives is evolving — contact us for the latest on federal financing mechanisms including EXIM Bank, DFC, DOE Loan Programs Office, and Section 232 frameworks.
DOE 2023 Critical Minerals List
The DOE Critical Materials Assessment is updated periodically. The most recent DOE list was published in 2023. Check the DOE website for the latest version.
The DOE publishes a separate Critical Materials List for energy technologies, pursuant to the Energy Act of 2020. The current list includes: aluminum, cobalt, copper, dysprosium, electrical steel, fluorine, gallium, iridium, lithium, magnesium, metallurgical coal for steelmaking (added 2025), natural graphite, neodymium, nickel, platinum, praseodymium, silicon, silicon carbide and terbium.
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The Defense Logistics Agency also lists a 'Materials of Interest' many of which are critical minerals.
Click on the tiles below to learn more about critical minerals.
Aluminium
Antimony
Arsenic
Beryllium
Cesium
Cobalt
Copper
Fluorine
Gallium
Germanium
Hafnium
Indium
Iridium
Lithium
Magnesium
Manganese
Nickel
Niobium
Palladium
Platinum
Rhodium
Rubidium
Ruthenium
Silicon
Silicon Carbide
Tantalum
Tellurium
Tin
Titanium
Tungsten
Vanadium
Zinc
Zirconium