Metals & Products

Advancing Critical Materials for a Sustainable Future

We specialize in the extraction, refinement, and innovation of high-value materials that power the clean energy transition and digital economy. From non-metallic compounds to rare and critical metals, our portfolio supports technologies in aerospace, electronics, energy storage, and green manufacturing. Explore our core materials below.

Metals

CEM's resource base is characterized as polymetallic. Three metals represent the initial focus of development testing and analysis.

Critical Minerals List

Canada¹

US²

Europe³

Aluminium

Scandium

Vanadium

1. Critical Minerals List, Canada, as updated June 10, 2024.
2. United States Geological Survey, February 22, 2022.
3. Critical Raw Materials – Fifth List 2023 of Critical Raw Materials for the EU; European Commission, March 16, 2023.

Alumina

Alumina is a key component in the production of aluminum and is normally extracted from the mineral bauxite. Due to the dwindling supply of high-grade bauxite, coupled with the environmental challenges and high energy demands of its processing, options for alumina extraction from other sources are being sought. Thor’s black shale resource offers significant technical and economic advantages over traditional processing methods and is increasingly viewed as a sustainable alternative to the use of bauxite.

CGA (Chemical Grade Alumina)

Used in specialty ceramics and refractories, CGA is a alumina product prized for its thermal stability and mechanical strength. Ideal for high-temperature and high-wear environments.

HPA (High Purity Alumina)

Essential for next-generation technologies, our HPA is being engineered for a multitude of uses including LED lighting, electric vehicle batteries and synthetic sapphire production.

SGA (Smelter Grade Alumina)

SGA is the foundation for smelting alumina into aluminum metal.

CEM's High-Purity Alumina displayed next to an LED light, digital screen, and a circuit board highlighting its role in critical metal applications.

Scandium

Often included with rare earth elements with powerful strengthening properties and is used in aluminum alloys for aerospace, defense, and clean tech applications.

Vanadium

Vanadium is critical in steel manufacturing and energy storage. Its unique ability to increase strength and durability of steel makes it essential for infrastructure, while its role in vanadium redox flow batteries is shaping grid-scale renewable storage.

Other Metals

Recovery testing for Rare Earth Elements (REE) and assorted other metals is ongoing.

Discover the Thor Project

CEM has discovered and is poised to deliver a large resource of critical metals, including aluminum, scandium and vanadium.

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