Critical Minerals & Materials Matchmaker (CM3)

Critical minerals and materials are a crucial part of sustainable economic and technological development, and their increasing demand will persist for years to come. In May 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published the Critical Minerals Assessment, a guide to 18 materials deemed necessary to meet the continuing and increasing demand from technology and energy supply chains. With the understanding that these materials are critical, DOE and the Minerals Sustainability program support strategic tools to benefit critical minerals and materials research, development, demonstration, and deployment and the broader critical materials and minerals ecosystem of industry, academia, operators, federal, state and local governments, Tribal Nations, and non-governmental organizations.

The Critical Minerals and Materials Matchmaker (CM3) is an online information resource created to help connect users across the critical minerals and materials supply chain. CM3 includes a survey designed for organizations to self-identify their critical minerals and materials-aligned activities and interests, and an interactive map that displays those on-going activities in a dynamic way.

Take the CM3 Survey

Purpose of CM3

Offer a platform to accelerate the availability of digital infrastructure and resources to the critical minerals and materials community.
Connect organizations and individuals involved in research, development, demonstration, and deployment and in activities related to critical minerals resource permitting, production, supply chains, and environmental and community impacts and benefits.
Highlight current and prospective critical mineral and material efforts in an interactive geospatial map.

Critical Minerals and Materials Matchmaker Self-Identification Survey

To include your critical minerals management activity or activities in Critical Minerals and Materials Matchmaker, please fill out the Critical Minerals and Materials Survey.

If your organization has many ongoing or planned activities that would be onerous to enter in the form, or if your activities are difficult to geolocate (such as a transport network), please email the team at [email protected].

This initiative is aligned with the approach of DOE’s H2 Matchmaker and Carbon Matchmaker. Read more information on H2 Matchmaker and Carbon Matchmaker.

Should I fill in the Critical Minerals and Materials Matchmaker Survey?

Does your company work with elements such as lithium, cobalt, copper, graphite, nickel, rare earth minerals, or platinum group metals?
Does your organization have research and development activities related to critical materials or their supply chains?
Does your company currently work in the critical minerals or materials supply chain?
Do you have prospective work in critical minerals or materials in the next 5 years?
Does your company mine, process, refine or distribute critical minerals or materials?
Do you want to network with other facilities or organizations working in the same areas?
Are you curious about the critical mineral and material activity in your surrounding area?
Are you interested in aligning your potential needs across the supply chain to different geographic areas within the U.S?

Critical Minerals and Materials Matchmaker Tool Coming Soon!

How to Use the Critical Minerals and Materials Matchmaker Tool

Complete the Critical Minerals and Materials Self-Identification Form. The map will be updated monthly, if new survey responses are submitted, reviewed, and approved for public sharing.
Use the map application to search self-identified industry and operators across activities related to critical minerals and materials supply chain and other activities of interest to you.
Click on the marker to access contact information for each activity. It is recommended to contact these critical mineral management entities directly for teaming and partnering purposes.
Check back frequently to find additional matches as new self-identified contributions are added!

Contact

The Critical Minerals and Materials Matchmaker map (beta version) is under continuous development. Further changes may be incorporated to improve functionality and user experience.

To suggest specific improvements or best practices that may be implemented through the Critical Minerals and Materials Matchmaker, or for questions about the Critical Minerals and Materials Matchmaker, email the team at [email protected].

Last Updated: August 27, 2024