ScarceEarth · Phase 1

Real-Time Critical Minerals Intelligence

Live prices, policy countdowns, export-restriction tracking, and supply-chain risk for the minerals powering energy, defense, and AI infrastructure.

Live dataUpdated May 22, 2:25 PM UTC
Section 01 · Live Prices

Commodity Prices

Spot prices for 30 critical and precious minerals. Cached 30 minutes server-side to respect upstream rate limits.

Gold
Precious · USD/oz
-0.61%
4,501.25$ / oz
-27.69 · 24h
Silver
Precious · USD/oz
-2.09%
75.03$ / oz
-1.60 · 24h
Platinum
Precious · USD/oz
-2.55%
1,914.00$ / oz
-50.00 · 24h
Palladium
Precious · USD/oz
-2.56%
1,332.00$ / oz
-35.00 · 24h
Copper
Industrial · USD/lb
-0.16%
5.77$ / lb
-0.0091 · 24h
Aluminum
Industrial · USD/t
+0.15%
3,643.65$ / t
+5.60 · 24h
Zinc
Industrial · USD/t
-0.01%
3,527.15$ / t
-0.3500 · 24h
Tin
Industrial · USD/t
-0.05%
53,024.54$ / t
-24.11 · 24h
Iron Ore
Industrial · USD/t
0.00%
100.07$ / t
0.0000 · 24h
Lithium
Battery · USD/t
-2.13%
27,061.42$ / t
-589.19 · 24h
Cobalt
Battery · USD/t
0.00%
45,386.47$ / t
0.0000 · 24h
Nickel
Battery · USD/t
-0.02%
18,536.50$ / t
-3.50 · 24h
Manganese
Battery · USD/t
+0.08%
1,101.65$ / t
+0.8518 · 24h
Graphite
Battery · USD/t
0.00%
45,332.49$ / t
0.0000 · 24h
Neodymium
Rare Earth · USD/kg
0.00%
139.53$ / kg
0.0000 · 24h
Dysprosium
Rare Earth · USD/kg
0.00%
848.14$ / kg
0.0000 · 24h
Lanthanum
Rare Earth · USD/kg
+2.07%
2.87$ / kg
+0.0582 · 24h
Tungsten
Specialty · USD/kg
-1.86%
223.60$ / kg
-4.23 · 24h
Molybdenum
Specialty · USD/lb
0.00%
40.54$ / lb
0.0000 · 24h
Titanium
Specialty · USD/kg
0.00%
6.34$ / kg
0.0000 · 24h
Magnesium
Specialty · USD/t
+0.10%
2,895.01$ / t
+2.83 · 24h
Antimony
Specialty · USD/t
+0.08%
20,580.98$ / t
+15.91 · 24h
Bismuth
Specialty · USD/kg
0.00%
61.07$ / kg
0.0000 · 24h
Hafnium
Specialty · USD/kg
0.00%
11,400.67$ / kg
0.0000 · 24h
Rhenium
Specialty · USD/kg
0.00%
7,283.30$ / kg
0.0000 · 24h
Gallium
Specialty · USD/kg
+0.08%
294.97$ / kg
+0.2281 · 24h
Germanium
Specialty · USD/kg
0.00%
7,836.24$ / kg
0.0000 · 24h
Indium
Specialty · USD/kg
+0.08%
636.87$ / kg
+0.4924 · 24h
Tellurium
Specialty · USD/kg
+0.08%
107.60$ / kg
+0.0832 · 24h
Uranium
Energy · USD/lb
0.00%
84.70$ / lb
0.0000 · 24h
Section 02 · Equities

Company Watchlist

Public miners, processors, and explorers grouped by exposure. Quotes via Alpha Vantage, cached 24 h.

Section 03 · Regulatory

Policy Countdown

Time remaining until key regulatory deadlines reshape demand and procurement.

DFARS 252.225-7052

U.S. domestic rare-earth requirement takes effect

Watch
223
Days
09
Hrs
34
Min
42
Sec
Deadline: January 1, 2027

NDAA Rare-Earth Provisions

National Defense Authorization Act enforcement window

Soon
131
Days
09
Hrs
34
Min
42
Sec
Deadline: October 1, 2026

EU Critical Raw Materials Act

Domestic production / refining targets due

Tracked
1319
Days
09
Hrs
34
Min
42
Sec
Deadline: January 1, 2030
Section 04 · Trade

Export Restriction Tracker

Current trade controls on critical mineral flows. Severity reflects estimated impact on global supply.

China
Gallium & Germanium export restrictions
Severe
Active
China
Graphite export controls
High
Active
China
Rare-earth processing controls
High
Active
USA
Antimony import restrictions
Moderate
Active
Indonesia
Nickel ore export ban
Moderate
Active
Section 05 · Concentration Risk

Supply Chain Risk Indicators

Single-country or single-region concentration across each link in the critical-minerals chain.

Rare Earth Processing

Heavy & light REEs processed almost entirely inside China.

Critical
China controlled90%

Lithium Refining

Refining capacity concentration despite distributed mining.

High
China controlled65%

Cobalt Supply

Single-country mining exposure with ESG complications.

High
DRC sourced70%

Gallium / Germanium

Export licensing active; thin substitution options.

Critical
China controlled80%

Graphite Anode

Synthetic & spherical anode processing largely China-only.

Critical
China controlled95%

Nickel Processing

Indonesia's HPAL build-out shifts global pricing.

Moderate
Indonesia dominant50%
Section 06 · News

News Feed

Latest headlines from Mining.com, Reuters, and S&P Global commodity desks.