Research catalogue
Structural intelligence on every listed critical mineral
Coverage follows the two criticality lists that drive procurement and policy: the 59 commercial product families mapped to the official 2025 US List of Critical Minerals (which designates 60 mineral commodities), and the 30 on India’s 2023 list. 24 appear on both.
These are not price assessments. They answer the questions a price cannot: where the chain actually narrows, which producers can sell to a third party rather than consuming their own feed, and what would have to change for the structure to change. Every figure is cited to a named public source, and every brief is free to read.
| Commodity | Criticality Lists | Coverage Status | Free Brief | Full reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper | US 2025India 2023 | 4 editions live | Free· Brief | Free with account· Supply report |
| Lithium | US 2025India 2023 | 4 editions live | Free· Brief | Free with account· Supply report |
| Rare earth elements | India 2023 | 4 editions live | Free· Brief | Free with account· Supply report |
Why these rare earths matter
The rare-earth products MiningBridge tracks, and what each one is used for.
| Product | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| NdPr oxide | The main input for the strongest permanent magnets (NdFeB), used in EV motors and direct-drive wind turbines. Demand is rising fast as countries build magnet supply chains outside China. |
| NdPr metal (75:25) | The form magnet makers actually melt into magnet alloy. Most large producers now sell a mixed NdPr product rather than separate neodymium and praseodymium. |
| Neodymium oxide | Mostly for magnets, plus catalysts and specialty glass. It is refined in more countries than most rare earths, so it shows how new supply is spreading. |
| Praseodymium oxide | Used in magnets and as a yellow-green colourant in glass and ceramics. Its price moves are a check on the NdPr price. |
| Dysprosium oxide | Added in small amounts so magnets keep working in hot EV motors. Much of the ore comes from Myanmar, so supply is often disrupted. |
| Terbium oxide | Does the same job as dysprosium, in smaller amounts. It is one of the most expensive and least transparent rare-earth prices. |
| Gadolinium oxide | Used in MRI contrast agents, nuclear reactor control and specialty alloys. The high-purity grades sell at a premium. |
| Lanthanum oxide | Used in refinery cracking catalysts, NiMH batteries and optical glass. It is usually in surplus, so prices are low and steady. |
| Cerium oxide | The most common rare earth, used for glass polishing and vehicle exhaust catalysts. It is plentiful and has a large volume market. |
| Samarium oxide | Used in samarium-cobalt magnets for high-heat defence and aerospace parts. The market is small but strategic. |
| Yttrium oxide | Used in heat-resistant coatings for jet engines, ceramics, lasers and phosphors. China's export controls have made supply tight. |
How the depth ladder works
Each band answers a different question rather than adding pages to the last one. A reader moves up because they need a different decision supported, not because they want more text.
- BriefFree
- How the supply chain for this commodity is shaped: where it is mined, where it is processed, and which step is the bottleneck.
- Supply structureFree with account
- Production and refining by country, the processing chokepoint, export-control status, and which producers can actually sell to a third party rather than consuming their own feed.
- Exposure & concentrationProfessional
- Adds trade-flow forensics from official customs statistics, a concentration score for every stage of the chain, policy and sanctions exposure by jurisdiction, and the substitution and recycling picture.
- Full dossierProfessional
- Adds scenario modelling for supply disruption, a five-year demand outlook, price-formation mechanics, and a mapped availability picture of merchant supply by producer archetype.