Radar · Mining in United States
Best Mining Companies in United States
The 787 best Mining companies in United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Freeport-McMoRan.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
787companies tracked
$20.5Bdisclosed funding
1unicorns
167have raised
Sorting through 787 Mining companies tracked across the United States, ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum, tells you something fast: this sector pulls serious capital. Total disclosed funding across the directory hits $20.5B, with KoBold Metals leading at $892M raised and Mesabi Metallics not far behind at $670M. One unicorn has cleared the threshold. And Perpetua's $384M and Engineering Planners' $205M round out a funding stack that's anything but thin at the top. The money here isn't speculative noise. It's committed capital from names like Orion Resource Partners, Y Combinator, and the DOE, which tells you something about where the sector's regulatory tailwinds are pointing.
Coverage is rising, and the hot operational themes, mine inspection protocols, electrical safety, PPE standards, confined space compliance, reflect exactly the kind of scrutiny that follows large capital deployment into physical risk environments. As shown in 2011 research, safety governance in extractive industries has long shaped both operational cost structures and investor exposure calculus. I'd watch that compliance layer closely, because tightening protocols don't just affect operating margins, they filter which companies attract institutional backing at the next funding round. The directory's breadth and the funding concentration at the top both point the same direction: scale wins, and the gap between funded and underfunded operators here is measurable.
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · MINING × UNITED STATES
Our analysis of 100 Mining companies
$17.0b in tracked funding; 82% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
100companies analysed
82%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2006median founding year
48median Fliar Index™
286kcombined LinkedIn audience
47%of audience held by top 3
7companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Mining companies in United States
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freeport-McMoRan Provider of copper, gold, and molybdenum mining services | $9.5B | 81 mo ago | 30,000 | — | DrupalPHPCanvasJS+17 | 55 signals ▲175% Earnings · Announcements · Lawsuit | 247 patents Automation and control of mining vehicles, ore processing, and real-time positioning systems | — |
| 2 | New Gold Gold mining company | $963M | 15 mo ago | 1,578 | Renaud Adams CEO & President | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+21 | 25 signals ▼42% Earnings · M&A · Regulatory | — | — |
| 3 | KoBold Metals 🦄 Developer of mineral exploration technology and operator of mining projects 80Funding top 17%Moat top 22%Talent top 28%Patents top 30% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 17% Moattop 22% Talenttop 28% Patentstop 30% AItop 30% Innovationtop 31% Growthtop 35% Markettop 46% Techtop 50% Globalbottom 48% Newsbottom 32% Funding: Raised $892M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · IP moat: 22 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $892M | 7 mo ago | 62 | Josh Goldman Co-Founder & President | WordPressMySQLMariaDB+22 | — | 22 patents Muon tomography and superconducting induction loops for subsurface mineral exploration. | — |
| 4 | Mesabi Metallics Develops and operates iron ore pellet | $670M | 2 mo ago | 15 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | 35 signals ▲775% Funding · Capital raise · Acquisition | — | 2 job openings · 1 award |
| 5 | Alpha Metallurgical Resources Provider of mineral exploration and development services | $560M | 34 mo ago | 4,160 | — | Q4MediaElement.jsVimeo+14 | 7 signals ▼59% Earnings · Leadership · Announcements | — | 2 awards |
| 6 | Perpetua Producer of gold mining products | $384M | 7 mo ago | 29 | Laurel Sayer Sr. Advisor to CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | 52 signals Leadership · Funding · Contracts | 17 patents Linear fan and cantilever fan technologies for forced-air cooling using wire-spring mechanisms | 1 job opening |
| 7 | Lilac Solutions Provider of lithium extraction solutions | $318M | 28 mo ago | 120 | — | Craft CMSApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+19 | — | 104 patents Lithium extraction and purification from brines using ion‑exchange and impurity‑control processes | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 8 | Jennmar Provider of ground support, chemicals, steel, and construction services 62Innovation top 20%Funding top 26%Talent top 28%Patents top 31% All 11 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Fundingtop 26% Talenttop 28% Patentstop 31% Moattop 45% Growthtop 48% Markettop 50% Globalbottom 43% Newsbottom 41% Partnersbottom 35% Techbottom 33% Innovation: 93 patents (top 20% of patent-holders) Funding: Raised $250M · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $250M | 25 mo ago | 667 | Jack Calandra Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailWindows ServerBootstrap+9 | 4 signals ▼56% M&A · Contracts | 93 patents Underground mine roof support: rock bolts, cable bolts, anchoring and installation hardware. | 2 job openings |
| 9 | i-80 Gold Corp Provider of gold exploration and development services | $210M | 12 mo ago | 114 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | 42 signals Announcements · Earnings · Leadership | — | 1 award |
| 10 | Engineering Planners Provider of mining and construction services | $205M | 3 mo ago | — | Ibrahim Mahama CEO | BootstrapApache HTTP ServerCloudflare+11 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Sunshine Silver Mining Operator of silver mining activities, focused on extraction and refinement | $153M | 9 mo ago | — | Steve Orr CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Arizona Sonoran Provider of copper exploration and development services | $132M | 6 mo ago | 17 | — | MediaElement.jsVimeoNginx+11 | 30 signals Announcements · Funding · M&A | — | — |
| 13 | Blue Moon Minin Mineral exploration and development company | $98M | 13 mo ago | — | Patrick McGrath CEO | — | 48 signals ▲85% Acquisition · Funding · Leadership | — | 1 partnership |
| 14 | ITH Mines Gold mining and exploration company | $93M | 15 mo ago | — | Karl Hanneman CEO | ZeptoSwiperTypekit+9 | 9 signals Funding · Leadership | — | — |
| 15 | Mariana Minerals Developer of vertically integrated minerals projects focused on modern energy technologies | $74M | 12 mo ago | — | Baker Tilney Co-Founder & CFO | Framer SitesReactPriority Hints+7 | — | — | 2 awards |
| 16 | USA Rare Earth Provider of heavy rare earth metals exploration & development services | $58M | 13 mo ago | 40 | — | WebflowDrupalPHP+20 | 44 signals ▲340% Announcements · Earnings · Leadership | — | — |
| 17 | NioCorp Developer of critical minerals | $55M | 19 mo ago | 4 | Mark Smith CEO & President | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | 49 signals ▲36% Announcements · Leadership · Earnings | — | — |
| 18 | Tristar Gold Mining and exploration company focused on gold and base metal deposits | $44M | 0 mo ago | 28 | — | ProcessWirePHPYouTube+12 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Titan Mining Corp Mining company producing zinc concentrate | $41M | 6 mo ago | 143 | — | VimeoAmazon Web ServicesApache HTTP Server+15 | 32 signals ▲113% Funding · Announcements · Leadership | — | 2 partnerships · 1 expansion |
| 20 | American Resources Corporation Supplier of raw materials | $41M | 8 mo ago | 11 | — | Webflowcore-jsjQuery+13 | — | — | — |
| 21 | Foro Energy Provider of high-power laser solutions for energy industry applications | $34M | 14 mo ago | 33 | — | — | — | 141 patents High‑power laser systems for offshore well decommissioning and subsurface mining | 2 expansions |
| 22 | Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Mining & exploration company focused on gold and copper deposits | $33M | 20 mo ago | 3 | Brett Gross CEO & President | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | — | — | 1 expansion |
| 23 | Atana Elements Developer of resource intelligence technology for critical mineral exploration and development | $27M | 4 mo ago | — | Thomas Wilson Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Sphera Solutions Provider of software and consulting for sustainability and operational risk management 62News top 19%Funding top 28%Product top 28%Tech top 30% All 11 signals ▾Newstop 19% Fundingtop 28% Producttop 28% Techtop 30% Moattop 37% Markettop 44% Innovationtop 44% Growthtop 45% Globaltop 48% Talentbottom 49% Patentsbottom 42% News: 10 BI events in 12 mo (of 45 tracked, 7 types) · +150% YoY Funding: Raised $26.5M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 25 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $27M | 9 mo ago | 265 | Paul Marushka CEO & President | WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryWordPress+41 | 10 signals ▲150% New product · Funding · Leadership | 6 patents Load balancing and virtual hosting enabling multiple web domains on a single IP address. | — |
| 25 | Disa Provides mineral processing and waste treatment services for the mining and reclamation industries | $19M | 6 mo ago | 11 | Greyson Buckingham CEO | WixSentryBootstrap+13 | — | 3 patents High-pressure hydraulic slurry separation systems for mineral processing and ore beneficiation. | 1 partnership |
| 26 | Maverick Metals Developer of advanced mineral processing and metal extraction technologies | $19M | 14 mo ago | — | Eric Herrera Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Chilean Cobalt Cobalt and copper resource exploration and development company | $19M | 0 mo ago | 4 | — | WixSentryBootstrap+10 | 10 signals ▲25% Contracts · Acquisition · Funding | — | 1 partnership · 2 expansions |
| 28 | EARTH AI Online platform for metals and minerals exploration solutions | $17M | 17 mo ago | 14 | Roman Teslyuk Co-Founder & CEO | PrismicNode.jsReact+12 | — | 35 patents Portable low-impact diamond core drilling systems for surface mineral exploration | — |
| 29 | VerAI AI platform developer for concealed mineral deposit discovery and drill-target generation | $15M | 16 mo ago | 7 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | — | — |
| 30 | Doe Run Provider of metal mining services | $14M | 15 mo ago | 1,200 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — | — | 2 job openings · 1 partnership |
| 31 | Western Exploration Provider of drilling, grinding, and other mining services | $13M | 4 mo ago | 3 | Darcy Marud CEO | Q4MediaElement.jsYouTube+16 | — | — | 1 launch · 1 expansion |
| 32 | Mine Vision Systems Platform offering mapping solutions for the mining industry | $12M | 12 mo ago | 16 | — | Webflow EcommerceWebflowjQuery+9 | 3 signals Funding · Capital raise | — | 1 job opening · 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 33 | Silver North Provider of silver exploration and development services | $12M | 5 mo ago | 3 | Jason Weber President | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | 23 signals ▲21% Funding · Leadership · Contracts | — | — |
| 34 | Golden Minerals Precious metals exploration company focused on silver and gold projects | $12M | 1 mo ago | 238 | Warren Rehn President and CEO | PHPAnimate.cssBootstrap+16 | 12 signals ▼37% Earnings · Acquisition | — | — |
| 35 | Phoenix Tailings Online mineral recovery from mining waste platform | $12M | 3 mo ago | 30 | Nicholas Myers Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+22 | 4 signals Funding | 51 patents Metal recovery and process control in molten‑salt electrolysis systems | — |
| 36 | Solitario Zinc focused exploration company | $12M | 12 mo ago | — | Christopher Herald CEO & President & Director | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — | — | — |
| 37 | GreenLight Metals Provider of mineral exploration services | $9M | 6 mo ago | — | Matt Filgate CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — | — | — |
| 38 | Scout Discoveries Provider of mineral exploration services | $8M | 7 mo ago | — | Curtis Johnson President & CEO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+14 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 39 | Comstock Provider of waste management and commercial decarbonization solutions 42Patents top 29%Funding top 30%Innovation top 33%AI top 45% All 10 signals ▾Patentstop 29% Fundingtop 30% Innovationtop 33% AItop 45% Growthtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Moatbottom 42% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 31% Fin. healthbottom 24% Patents: 28 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 28 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $5.9M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 4 yrs (1.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $6M | 12 mo ago | 36 | Corrado DeGasperis Executive Chairman of the Board & CEO | — | — | 28 patents Lignocellulosic biomass conversion to biofuels, lignin-derived polymers, and carbon materials | — |
| 40 | Fieldstone Bio Provider of agricultural solutions | $6M | 13 mo ago | — | Brandon Field Co-Founder & CSO | — | — | — | 1 launch |
| 41 | Rio Silver Developer of silver-rich precious metal deposits | $6M | 3 mo ago | — | Jeffrey Reeder CEO & Director | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | 9 signals Funding · Acquisition · Regulatory | — | 1 expansion |
| 42 | Geophysical Technology Manufacturer of seismic recording technologies 48Growth top 35%Tech top 36%Innovation top 39%Product top 43% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 36% Innovationtop 39% Producttop 43% Talentbottom 49% Patentsbottom 48% Fundingbottom 44% Globalbottom 42% Marketbottom 34% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 37 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $5M | 12 mo ago | 32 | Richard Degner President & CEO | WordPressHugoMySQL+20 | — | 22 patents Seismic acquisition hardware, deployment tools, and fracture monitoring for subsurface imaging | — |
| 43 | Modern Mining Provider of metal exploration and development services | $5M | 1 mo ago | 3 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | — | — | — |
| 44 | Athena Gold Provider of gold exploration and development services | $5M | 7 mo ago | 1 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | 17 signals Funding · Acquisition · Announcements | — | 1 expansion |
| 45 | Thunder Mountain Gold Mining and exploration company focused on gold assets | $3M | 7 mo ago | — | Eric Jones President and CEO | — | 12 signals Board · Contracts · Funding | — | — |
| 46 | Taranis Resources Minerals mining and exploration company | $3M | 10 mo ago | — | John Gardiner CEO & President | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | Alkemio Provider of modular technology for rare earth elements refining and separation | $2M | 3 mo ago | — | Federico Pereyra-Bonnet Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | 2 job openings |
| 48 | B&N Mining Provider of gold mining services | $2M | 4 mo ago | — | Robert Binkele Co-Founder | — | — | 9 patents Clay crushing and processing equipment; secure communications and satellite mounting technologies. | — |
| 49 | BANIQL Mining startup developing teach based solutions for nickel and cobalt extraction processes | $2M | 8 mo ago | 4 | Willy Halim Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | Fortitude Gold Provider of gold mining services | $500K | 4 mo ago | 60 | Janet Turner Chief Financial Officer | Apple iCloud MailApache HTTP ServerCloudflare+14 | 8 signals ▼38% Announcements · Earnings · Funding | — | — |
Top 12 Mining companies in United States
#1
Funding Raised · Nashwauk, Minnesota · founded 2003 · 15 employees$670Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Nashwauk, Minnesota · founded 2003 · 15 employees
Develops and operates iron ore pellet
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 2.7% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: operators, Process Engineer
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Conventional Debt$150M
- Mar 2026Conventional Debt$520M
Investors
Valor Mining Credit Partners II, Breakwall, Macquarie, DSA Investments
Tech stack
All In One SeoApache Http ServerAstraAutoptimizeCore-JsElementor
#2
Series D · Berkeley, California · founded 2018 · 62 employees$892.3Mraised▾
Series D · Berkeley, California · founded 2018 · 62 employees
Developer of mineral exploration technology and operator of mining projects. This entity utilizes artificial intelligence and geological data systems to identify and extract critical minerals. The business model integrates hardware and software tools to analyze crustal information for the purpose of locating and developing natural resource deposits.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 80how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 17%Moat
top 22%Talent
top 28%Patents
top 30%AI
top 30%Innovation
top 31%Funding: Raised $892M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series D (Oct 2025)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · IP moat: 22 patents · Unicorn
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 64k LinkedIn followers — 22.5% of this cohort's audience · 346 engagements/post (9.3× cohort median)
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Series D$280M
- Sep 2024Series D$537M
- Mar 2023Series C$200M
- Jan 2022Series B$200.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Andreessen Horowitz, Breakthrough Energy, Apollo Projects, Bond Capital, BHP, CPP Investments
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesCore-JsDocusignElementorFastlyGoogle Analytics
#3
Public · Scottsdale, Arizona · founded 2010 · 28 employees$44Mraised▾
Public · Scottsdale, Arizona · founded 2010 · 28 employees
Mining and exploration company focused on gold and base metal deposits
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- May 2026Post IPO$5.1M
- May 2025Post IPO$10M
- Feb 2025Post IPO$118.7K
- Jan 2025Post IPO$749.8K
Investors
Auramet Trading, Royal Gold
Tech stack
Core-JsFacebook PixelGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsHstsJsdelivr
#4
Funding Raised · Columbus, Ohio · founded 1985$205Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Columbus, Ohio · founded 1985
Provider of mining and construction services. It specializes in contract mining services for open-cast projects, civil earthworks, road construction, tailings dams, leach pads, and land reclamation.
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Conventional Debt$205M
Founders & team
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareFancyboxFont Awesome
#5
Public · Donnelly, Idaho · founded 2011 · 29 employees$383.9Mraised▾
Public · Donnelly, Idaho · founded 2011 · 29 employees
Producer of gold mining products
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 13k LinkedIn followers — 4.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Perpetua Resources
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Post IPO$255M
- Jun 2025Post IPO$100M
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$6.9M
- Nov 2024Post IPO$6.3M
Founders & team
Investors
Defense.gov, USAGov, Nac-Dotc, Paulson & Co, Agnico Eagle, JPMorgan Chase
Tech stack
AngularCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementComplianzCore-Js
#6
Public · Wayne, Pennsylvania · founded 2018 · 4 employees$18.5Mraised▾
Public · Wayne, Pennsylvania · founded 2018 · 4 employees
Cobalt and copper resource exploration and development company
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships · 2 expansions (incl. Glencore and Madesal) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2026Post IPO$2.5M
- Dec 2025Post IPO$3M
- Dec 2024Post IPO$326K
- Apr 2023Series A$1.1M
Investors
Glencore
Tech stack
BootstrapGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGsapHstsHttp/3
#7
Acquired · Tempe, Arizona · founded 2018 · 17 employees$131.9Mraised▾
Acquired · Tempe, Arizona · founded 2018 · 17 employees
Provider of copper exploration and development services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Post IPO$7.4M
- Nov 2025Post IPO$61.5M
- Jul 2025Post IPO$4.2M
- Jan 2025Post IPO$15M
Investors
Rio Tinto, Tembo Capital, Nuton, Resource Capital Funds, Hudbay
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFont AwesomeGodaddy
#8
Acquired · Ontario, California · founded 1996 · 1578 employees$963.3Mraised▾
Acquired · Ontario, California · founded 1996 · 1578 employees
Gold mining company
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 45k LinkedIn followers — 15.6% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Environmental Geoscientist/Engineer, Red Seal Millwright
Activity: 3 partnerships (incl. Coeur Mining) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Conventional Debt$11.1M
- Jan 2025Post IPO$375.7K
- Dec 2023Post IPO—
- Mar 2020Post IPO$300M
Founders & team
Investors
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, RBC Capital Markets, Scotiabank
Tech stack
All In One SeoApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailAstraBugherdCloudflare
#9
Public · Golden, Colorado · founded 2009 · 238 employees$12.2Mraised▾
Public · Golden, Colorado · founded 2009 · 238 employees
Precious metals exploration company focused on silver and gold projects. It holds exploration projects in various locations and has shown potential through drill results at some sites. The company offers investors leverage to gold and silver prices. Information related to capital resources and financial outlook is available on the company website. The company's projects are in various stages of exploration and development.
Funding rounds
- May 2026Post IPO$856.5K
- Jun 2023Post IPO$2.1M
- Apr 2020Post IPO$3M
- Jul 2019Post IPO$2.2M
Founders & team
Investors
Streamline Metals Capital, The Sentient Group
Tech stack
Animate.CssApache Http ServerBluehostBootstrapBootstrap IconsCdnjs
#10
Series C · Denver, Colorado · founded 2007$153.2Mraised▾
Series C · Denver, Colorado · founded 2007
Operator of silver mining activities, focused on extraction and refinement. The company engages in the exploration, development, and processing of silver ore. It utilizes various mining techniques to extract resources. Refinement processes are employed to produce silver. The company adheres to industry standards.
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Series C$75M
- Jul 2025Series C$48.9M
- Jun 2019Series B$25.2M
- May 2011Series A$4M
Founders & team
Tech stack
Anime.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsElementorFlying Pages
#11
Public · Gouverneur, New York · founded 2012 · 143 employees$41.1Mraised▾
Public · Gouverneur, New York · founded 2012 · 143 employees
Mining company producing zinc concentrate
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. Teck) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Post IPO$15M
- Sep 2020Post IPO$6M
- Oct 2019Post IPO$376.1K
- Sep 2019Post IPO$4.8M
Investors
Scotiabank
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#12
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2025$27.5Mraised▾
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2025
Developer of resource intelligence technology for critical mineral exploration and development. It focuses on accelerating the discovery and development of "flowing critical minerals" and industrial gases essential for clean energy, electrification, advanced computing, and manufacturing.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 693 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series B$27.5M
Founders & team
Funding & investor landscape
$20.5Btotal disclosed funding
169companies funded
667disclosed rounds
5rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Y Combinator6 rounds
Techstars4 rounds
Notable founders
Josh Goldman
Co-Founder & President · KoBold Metals
Kurt House
Co-Founder & CEO · KoBold Metals
Ibrahim Mahama
CEO · Engineering Planners
Laurel Sayer
Sr. Advisor to CEO · Perpetua
Renaud Adams
CEO & President · New Gold
Warren Rehn
President and CEO · Golden Minerals
Steve Orr
CEO · Sunshine Silver Mining
Thomas Wilson
Founder & CEO · Atana Elements
Nicholas Myers
Co-Founder & CEO · Phoenix Tailings
Thomas Villalon
Co-Founder & CTO · Phoenix Tailings
Jason Weber
President · Silver North
Jeffrey Reeder
CEO & Director · Rio Silver
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 348,552 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Mining coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States
How research on Mining Technology is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Mining Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 278 United States-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820202026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 19% → 35% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Northeastern University42
- Colorado School of Mines18
- United States Geological Survey10
- Missouri University of Science and Technology8
- Weatherford College7
leading researchers
Maria Chrysochoou · Dimitris Dermatas · Corby Anderson · Deok Hyun Moon · Lana Alagha · Tianyou Chai · Hong Wang · Jie Liu
▲
Breakthroughs40 · 14%
▲ 11%→19% share
▲1.7× share momentum0 median citations78% since 2021mostly methods-led
Mineral processing breakthroughs are surging — research quintupled from 2 to 10 papers, driving field-share from 11% to 19%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Mineral processing2→10
Newly emergingMineral 0→7 · Leaching (pedology) 0→5
Landmark Electrocoagulation: A Promising Method to Treat and Reuse Mineral Processing Wastewater with High COD · 73 cites
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Advancements122 · 44%
▼ 51%→40% share
▼0.8× share momentum0 median citations53% since 2021mostly empirical
Beneficiation advancement research is intensifying — papers tripled from 4 to 14 across U.S. mining technology institutions.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Beneficiation4→14
- Mineral processing24→31
- Grinding3→8
- Mineral7→12
- Tailings4→8
Landmark Effects of nanobubble and hydrodynamic parameters on coarse quartz flotation · 92 cites
▼
Concerns42 · 15%
▼ 17%→14% share
▼0.8× share momentum1 median citations52% since 2021mostly empirical
Pyrometallurgy concerns are newly emerging — appearing for the first time with 5 papers in U.S. mining research.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Leaching (pedology)1→5
- Mineral3→5
Newly emergingPyrometallurgy 0→5
Landmark The Challenges of Reusing Mining and Mineral-Processing Wastes · 412 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
Where mining tech is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Boston43 · +0.57
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing mining tech patents in the United States
United States mining tech patent filing is accelerating — 53 filings from 63 assignees (2016–2025), led by Millennium Inorganic CHEM, Cidra Corporate Services, Superior Mineral Resources; annual filings 7→8.
53 filings63 assigneespeak 10/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Millennium Inorganic CHEM15
- Cidra Corporate Services15
- Superior Mineral Resources14
- DU PONT10
- Ecolab USA10
- ASH Grove Cement9
- Qualcomm8
- Cadence Environmental Energy8
Common questions
How many Mining companies are there in United States?
Radar tracks 787 indexable Mining companies headquartered in United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Mining companies in United States?
The Mining companies in United States on this list have raised a combined $20.5B in disclosed equity funding across 169 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Mining company in United States?
Freeport-McMoRan is the highest-funded Mining company in United States, with $9.5B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Mining companies in United States are funded?
169 of the 787 Mining companies in United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Mining unicorns are there in United States?
1 Mining company in United States on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in United States Mining companies?
The most active investors in United States Mining companies on this list include OSTI, Orion Resource Partners, Y Combinator, Climate Capital, DOE.
Riya SenguptaFinancials
Riya reads income statements for fun. She covers the real money in a sector — revenue, growth, who actually earns — and never met a vague claim she didn't want a number for.