Best Mining Tech Companies in Canada
The 93 best Mining Tech companies in Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: MineSense.
Canada's Mining Tech sector is where $449M in disclosed funding is quietly stacking up across 93 tracked companies, and if you want the names that earned it, this is the ranked list. Summit Nanotech leads the pack at $65M raised, with Ph7technologies close behind at $55M and International Battery Metals at $47M.
So what's driving that capital? A global mining tech market sitting at roughly $163B anchors the demand case, fed by copper, gold, lithium, and nickel markets that aren't cooling off, plus a wave of new data center deployments pulling hard on mineral supply chains. Assessing long-term value in mining technology is increasingly the conversation among institutional backers, and you can see that reflected in who's writing Canadian checks: BHP, BDC, Sustainable Development Technology Canada, Export Development Canada, and the Ontario Centre of Innovation. Mine inspection protocols, mineral tenure reform, and electrical safety standards are the hot regulatory themes right now. I'd watch that regulatory layer closely, because it tends to move valuations before the funding rounds get announced. No unicorns yet, but the momentum's real.
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Ranked: Best Mining Tech companies in Canada
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MineSense Developer of a mineral sensing platform for large-scale mines | $133M | 42 mo ago | 169 | Jeff More President & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+26 | — | 26 patents Real-time sensor-based ore sorting and composition analysis for mineral extraction | 1 partnership |
| 2 | Summit Nanotech Developer of a process for extracting lithium | $65M | 15 mo ago | 100 | Amanda Hall Founder & CEO | — | — | 21 patents Lithium extraction sorbents and fluid spectroscopy devices for ion recovery and analysis | 1 partnership |
| 3 | PH7Technologies Provider of metal extraction and recycling services for critical and precious metals 48Funding top 26%Growth top 35%Tech top 44%Global top 45% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Growthtop 35% Techtop 44% Globaltop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 31% Funding: Raised $55.3M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 1 yrs (4.0/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $55M | 2 mo ago | — | Mohammad Doostmohammadi Founder & CEO | WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryWordPress+27 | — | — | — |
| 4 | International Battery Metals Developer of modular direct lithium extraction technology for commercial lithium production 32Patents top 36%Funding top 38%Innovation top 44%Moat top 45% All 10 signals ▾Patentstop 36% Fundingtop 38% Innovationtop 44% Moattop 45% Newsbottom 48% Growthbottom 47% Talentbottom 46% Techbottom 45% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 29% Patents: 22 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 13 filings since 2022 vs 9 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $46.9M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 7 yrs (1.9/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $47M | 2 mo ago | — | John Burba CEO | HubSpot CMS HubMaterial Design LiteHubSpot+18 | 12 signals ▼57% Funding · Leadership · Announcements | 22 patents Modular, renewable-energy-driven extraction systems for battery metal processing | — |
| 5 | Mangrove Lithium Developer of modular scalable lithium refining technology for battery‑grade production 60Growth top 20%News top 20%Funding top 28%Talent top 28% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 20% Newstop 20% Fundingtop 28% Talenttop 28% Partnerstop 31% Moattop 39% Techbottom 42% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 14 tracked, 5 types) · +600% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $25M | 5 mo ago | 35 | David Wilkinson Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | 7 signals ▲600% Contracts · Funding · Capital raise | — | 1 award |
| 6 | E3 Lithium Developer of lithium extraction processes and lithium hydroxide production | $24M | 39 mo ago | 29 | Chris Doornbos Founder & CEO | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Animate.css+22 | 35 signals ▲46% Announcements · Regulatory · Contracts | 13 patents Spinel sorbent materials for lithium extraction and concentration from brine solutions. | — |
| 7 | Geologicai Online geological analytics platform for the mining industry 67Funding top 28%AI top 30%News top 33%Talent top 33% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% AItop 30% Newstop 33% Talenttop 33% Moattop 36% Growthtop 37% Partnerstop 45% Techtop 49% Marketbottom 44% Globalbottom 38% Funding: Raised $20.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-driven rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $20M | 11 mo ago | 59 | Grant Sanden Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+17 | 3 signals Funding · M&A · Announcements | — | 8 job openings |
| 8 | LithiumBank Developer of direct brine lithium projects focused on resource commercialization | $19M | 11 mo ago | — | Robert Shewchuk CEO | WebflowYouTubecore-js+10 | 4 signals ▼75% Contracts · Funding | — | — |
| 9 | Ideon Provider of muography platform that uses imaging technique to detect mineral deposits | $17M | 45 mo ago | 44 | Gary Agnew Co-Founder & CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+28 | — | — | 1 award |
| 10 | VRIFY Provider of an AI-assisted platform for mineral exploration data analysis | $6M | 15 mo ago | 60 | Steve Jong Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+19 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 11 | BacTech Environmental Provider of technology to treat toxic waste from mining operations 32Tech top 26%Product top 32%Funding top 43%Talent top 46% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 26% Producttop 32% Fundingtop 43% Talenttop 46% Moatbottom 48% Growthbottom 47% Innovationbottom 42% Newsbottom 37% Globalbottom 31% Marketbottom 25% Patentsbottom 24% Tech: 45 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo · 3 distinct product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $6M | 13 mo ago | — | Ross Orr President and CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | 3 signals ▼62% Leadership | 2 patents Biotechnological production of liquid ferric sulfate via microbial processes | — |
| 12 | CVW CleanTech Developer of clean technology royalties and waste conversion deployment | $5M | 50 mo ago | 5 | Akshay Dubey CEO | — | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 13 | FORTAI Provider of mine production management software | $5M | 70 mo ago | 3 | Marc Boudreau CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | St-Georges Eco-Mining Developer of eco-mining technologies, battery recycling, metallurgy, and renewable energy solutions | $3M | 2 mo ago | 5 | Herb Duerr CEO & President | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | 12 signals ▼67% Announcements · Leadership · Earnings | 12 patents Hydrometallurgical extraction of lithium and other minerals from hard‑rock ores | — |
| 15 | Rithmik AI-based predictive maintenance solution for mobile mining equipment | $3M | 6 mo ago | 12 | Amanda Truscott Co-Founder & CEO | — | 4 signals ▲300% Funding | — | — |
| 16 | RockMass Technologies Startup providing underground mapping solutions for the mining sector | $3M | 48 mo ago | 22 | Shelby Yee Co-Founder | Webflowcore-jsjQuery+10 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Windfall Geotek Online geological mapping and mineral detection software | $2M | 8 mo ago | — | Dinesh Kandanchatha CEO | — | 13 signals ▼35% Announcements · Contracts · Funding | — | — |
| 18 | Symboticware Asset Management solutions provider for the Mining Industry | $2M | 58 mo ago | 34 | Kirk Petroski Founder and Executive Chairman | — | — | 6 patents Environmental gas emissions monitoring and underground equipment condition monitoring systems | 1 launch |
| 19 | Dundee Sustainable Technologies Environment-friendly technologies for the mining industry | $2M | 100 mo ago | 25 | — | WordPressPleskMySQL+14 | — | 83 patents Advanced metal recovery and arsenic/ toxic element vitrification from industrial waste | 1 award |
| 20 | ColdBlock Technologies Developer of sample digestion technology for multi-element analysis in laboratories | $2M | 73 mo ago | 10 | Nick Kuryluk CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | — | 2 partnerships · 1 award |
| 21 | Point Laz Provider of mine shaft monitoring and assessment solutions | $1M | 5 mo ago | — | Alexandre Grenier Founder & CEO | WebflowGSAPLenis+17 | — | — | 1 job opening · 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 22 | EnviroMetal Technologies Provider of metal recovery technology solution | $818K | 30 mo ago | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Innovation Mining Gold mining company focused on near-term production from advanced resources | $425K | 13 mo ago | — | Duane Nelson Founder & CEO | WixSentryBootstrap+12 | — | 17 patents Mineral comminution equipment, specifically roller and grinding mills for ore processing | — |
| 24 | Volt Lithium Provider of Lithium-ion development solutions | $376K | 14 mo ago | 15 | — | WordPressPleskMySQL+20 | — | — | 2 launchs |
| 25 | Vault Strategic Developer of strategic mineral resources, including gold, silver, and nickel | $365K | 4 mo ago | — | R Horsley Chief Executive Officer | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 26 | KorrAI AI-based mining exploration and geofencing solution | $188K | 50 mo ago | 7 | Rahul Anand Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowGSAPMicrosoft Clarity+14 | — | — | — |
| 27 | Stratum Analytics AI-based mine data management software | $150K | 69 mo ago | 15 | — | WebflowD3Plotly+12 | — | — | — |
| 28 | GAEA Tech Exploration Suite for the mining industry | $150K | 186 mo ago | — | Michael Fraser CEO & President | PleskPHPAnimate.css+7 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Mining Tech companies in Canada
#1
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2010$46.9Mraised▾
Developer of modular direct lithium extraction technology for commercial lithium production. The company provides technology for lithium extraction from brine resources. Their technology offers a resource-efficient lithium extraction method, designed for rapid deployment and scalability. The process aims to minimize environmental impact through water recycling and reduced waste byproducts, without the use of evaporation ponds or salt piles. The modular design allows for customization to meet specific brine compositions and customer needs.
- Apr 2026Post IPO$2.8M
- Aug 2025Post IPO$5M
- Apr 2025Post IPO$483.5K
- Mar 2025Post IPO$7.5M
#2
Series B · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2021$55.3Mraised▾
Provider of metal extraction and recycling services for critical and precious metals. The company focuses on metal extraction from primary and secondary resources. It offers services for heap leaching of ores and extraction of metals from recycled materials. The company employs organic, inorganic, and electrochemical processes.
- Apr 2026Series B$6.2M
- Mar 2026Venture Debt$7.5M
- Dec 2025Series B$25.6M
- Series A$16M
#3
Series B · Delta, British Columbia · founded 2013 · 35 employees$25Mraised▾
Developer of modular scalable lithium refining technology for battery‑grade production. The company offers an electrochemical refining platform that converts lithium chloride or sulfate from diverse feedstocks including brines, hard rock, clay, and recycled sources into high‑purity lithium hydroxide or carbonate. The modular design enables co‑location with extraction or battery manufacturing facilities and scalable capacity adjustments. The process reduces waste, minimizes chemical requirements, and lowers carbon emissions compared to conventional methods. It is intended to support lithium supply resilience and flexible integration across the battery value chain.
- Jan 2026Conventional Debt$85M
- Nov 2025Series B$1.5M
- Jan 2025Series B$35M
- May 2022Series A—
#4
Public · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2006 · 5 employees$3.3Mraised▾
Developer of eco-mining technologies, battery recycling, metallurgy, and renewable energy solutions. The company focuses on responsible mining practices, optimizing mineral recovery from batteries, and creating metallurgical solutions that require less energy, water, chemicals, and space. It also transforms hydrocarbon or organic waste into green hydrogen and battery-grade carbon. The company aims to provide access to critical and strategic materials and financially viable recycling solutions.
- Apr 2026Post IPO$717.7K
- Feb 2025Post IPO$1M
- Sep 2024Post IPO$460.1K
- Oct 2023Post IPO$252.8K
#5
Series B · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2018 · 100 employees$65.2Mraised▾
Developer of a process for extracting lithium. It provides a proprietary method to extract lithium sustainably by reducing GHG emissions and minimizing the use of chemicals and freshwater. Its technology consists of a plug-and-play automated process and rapid processing time.
- Mar 2025Series B$25.5M
- Nov 2024Series A$5M
- Jan 2023Series A$50M
- Nov 2021Grant (prize money)$784.2K
#6
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2021$19.2Mraised▾
Developer of direct brine lithium projects focused on resource commercialization. The company concentrates on advancing projects through geological modelling and engineering. It aims to de-risk assets and position projects for potential development. The company focuses on domestic lithium production and contributing to economic growth.
- Jul 2025Grant (prize money)$2.8M
- Apr 2025Post IPO$3.4M
- Mar 2025Post IPO$3.5M
- Feb 2024Post IPO—
#7
Series B · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2013 · 59 employees$20Mraised▾
Online geological analytics platform for the mining industry. It provides AI-driven geological data and analytics solutions for the critical minerals and mining industry. It offers a range of solutions including core scanning, laser profiling, photographic scan, hyperspectral scan, XRF scan, and AI-assisted core logging. It also offers solutions for mineral identification, quality checks, mapping, and others.
- Jul 2025Series B$44M
- Sep 2023Series A$10M
- Jun 2023Series A$20M
#8
Series A · Fernie, British Columbia · founded 2015 · 12 employees$3.2Mraised▾
Rithmik offers AI-based predictive maintenance solution for mobile mining equipment. The company offers Rithmik Asset Health Analyser (AHA). The system runs a virtual model of a healthy asset and when the equipment deviates slightly from its ideal, the algorithm detects those deviations and provides insights.
- Dec 2025Series A—
- Mar 2024Series A$2M
- Dec 2021Grant (prize money)$100K
- Jul 2021Seed$1.2M
#9
Public · Brossard, Quebec · founded 1996$2.5Mraised▾
Online geological mapping and mineral detection software. It offers a CAD interfaced resource detection system. It uses artificial intelligence algorithms that analyze geological data to generate drill targets. It offers tools for multi channel data extraction, creating exploration models using geological surveys, ore resources, mineral outputs, etc.
- Oct 2025Post IPO$484.4K
- Mar 2021Unattributed$350K
- Mar 2012Unattributed$273.7K
- Aug 2011Unattributed$1.1M
#10
Series A · Quebec City, Quebec · founded 2020$1.2Mraised▾
Provider of mine shaft monitoring and assessment solutions. It offers solutions for mining safety by utilizing data to monitor and assess mine shaft conditions, managing risks and automating inspections. The features include mine inspection using 3D scanner, predictive maintenance for managing downtimes, collaborative integration with mining operations, and more.
- Jan 2026Series A$3M
- Jul 2024Seed$1.2M
#11
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2010$5.8Mraised▾
Provider of technology to treat toxic waste from mining operations. It provides bioleaching technology solution to neutralize toxic mining sites and allows for environmentally friendly processing in the mining industry. The naturally occurring bacteria used in the process are harmless to both humans and the environment.
- May 2025Post IPO$913.1K
- Apr 2025Post IPO$1.3M
- Mar 2025Post IPO$225.9K
- Mar 2025Post IPO$230.4K
#12
Series B · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2017 · 60 employees$6Mraised▾
Provider of an AI-assisted platform for mineral exploration data analysis. The platform turn large and complex datasets into actionable insights using machine learning, proprietary geological databases, and deep-learning models. It assists geoscientists in identifying areas with high mineralization potential. The platform offers tools for data iteration and integration into geological models.
- Feb 2025Series B$8.7M
- May 2023Series A$6M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Mining Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Mining Technology is moving in Canada
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 92 Canada-affiliated papers.
- University of Alberta13
- Université Laval10
- McGill University10
- University of Toronto6
- University of British Columbia6
- Mineral processing5
- Tailings3
- Process engineering3
- Mineral3
- Beneficiation3
- Mineral2→9
- Mineral processing6→12
- Grinding2→4
- Gangue2→4
- Mineral processing1→4
Where mining tech is researched across Canada
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.
Who's filing mining tech patents in Canada
Canada mining tech patent filing is steady — 1 filings from 7 assignees (2023–2023), led by VALE, DONG JIE, XU Manqui; annual filings 1→1.
- VALE7
- DONG JIE7
- XU Manqui5
- Scholey Kenneth Erwin5
- XU Manqiu2
- Miller Gerald LEE2
- Suncor Energy1
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.