Resource type

Sources & Methodology

All deposit locations are based on verified geographic coordinates from primary scientific, government, and industry sources. Bubble size reflects relative deposit significance (resource magnitude, strategic importance) rather than exact tonnage — intended for comparative visualization only.

Primary sources: USGS Circum-Arctic Resource Appraisal (2008); Arctic Economic Council Economic Report (2024); Oxford Institute for Energy Studies — Critical Minerals in the Arctic, SP36 (Feb 2025); LKAB Kiruna REE deposit announcement (Jan 2023); Norway Fen Carbonatite Complex — Norwegian Geological Survey (2024); Red Dog Mine — Alaska Dept. of Natural Resources / Teck Resources; Norilsk-Talnakh — NASA JPL coordinates (69.3°N, 88.2°E) / Nornickel; Prudhoe Bay — EIA, Wikipedia (70.3°N, 148.7°W); Yamal LNG — Novatek official filings; Johan Castberg / Snøhvit — Equinor; Kvanefjeld / Kringlerne — Greenland Minerals Authority; Sukhoi Log — Polyus Gold; Donlin Creek — NOVAGOLD / Barrick; Red Dog — Teck Resources annual reports; Ekati / Diavik — Arctic Canadian Diamond Company / Rio Tinto; Udachnaya / Mirny — ALROSA; Baffinland — Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation; Kevitsa — Boliden; Fen Carbonatite — Rare Earths Norway.