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Discover advanced exploration projects, the companies behind them and the minerals they are developing. Sourced from Natural Resources Canada.

160advanced exploration projects11 provinces & territories represented
Coverage: NRCan’s Canadian critical-minerals dataset. Includes other commodities listed alongside critical minerals. Early exploration claims and projects outside this dataset are not included. Government records are compiled annually; this page checks for changes daily.

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160 projects · Showing 101–125
Canadian advanced exploration projects from Natural Resources Canada
Project / ownerLocationCommoditiesStatusRecords
Nickel Shaw

Development stage: Advanced project

Coordinates: 61.46667, -139.53333

NRCan record: 280

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Nickel Creek Platinum Corp.
Yukon
Nickelcopperplatinumpalladiumgoldcobalt
Active
NICO

Development stage: Advanced project

Coordinates: 63.55, -116.74583

NRCan record: 285

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Fortune Minerals Limited
Northwest Territories
Cobaltgoldbismuthcopper
Active
North Island

Development stage: Advanced project

Coordinates: 50.67556, -127.85639

NRCan record: 244

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Northisle Copper and Gold Inc.
British Columbia
Coppergoldmolybdenumrhenium
Active
Onaping Depth

Development stage: Advanced project

Coordinates: 46.632019, -81.383878

NRCan record: 113

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Glencore Canada Corporation
Ontario
Nickelcoppercobaltplatinumpalladiumrhodiumgoldsilver
Active
Ootsa

Development stage: Advanced project

Coordinates: 53.63333, -127.08333

NRCan record: 239

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Surge Copper Corp.
British Columbia
Coppergoldmolybdenumsilver
Active
Opemiska Division

Development stage: Advanced project

Coordinates: 49.78498, -74.86517

NRCan record: 48

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XXIX Metal Corp.
Quebec
Coppersilvergoldcobaltzinc
Active
PADCOM Potash Mine

Development stage: Advanced project

Coordinates: 50.735345, -101.483097

NRCan record: 165

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Potash and Agri Development Corporation of Manitoba Ltd. (PADCOM)
Manitoba
Potash
Active
Pakeagama Lake

Development stage: Advanced project

Coordinates: 52.60026, -93.37727

NRCan record: 125

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Frontier Lithium Inc.
Ontario
Lithium (spodumene)tantalumtinniobiumrubidiumcesium
Active
Patterson Lake South

Development stage: Advanced project

Coordinates: 57.639, -109.364

NRCan record: 187

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Paladin Energy Limited
Saskatchewan
Uranium
Active
Pen II (Snow Lake)

Development stage: Advanced project

Coordinates: 54.857778, -100.205556

NRCan record: 162

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Hudbay Minerals Inc.
Manitoba
Goldzinccoppersilver
Active
Pine Point

Development stage: Advanced project

Coordinates: 60.87216, -114.38652

NRCan record: 284

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Osisko Metals Inc.
Northwest Territories
Zinclead
Active
Port Hope Simpson (Deep Fox and Foxtrot)

Development stage: Advanced project

Coordinates: 52.39833, -55.82417

NRCan record: 1

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Search Minerals Inc.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Rare earth elements
Active
Prairie Creek

Development stage: Advanced project

Coordinates: 61.55713, -124.79938

NRCan record: 286

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NorZinc Ltd.
Northwest Territories
Zincleadsilver
Active
Prairie Lithium

Development stage: Advanced unconventional project

Coordinates: 49.21363, -103.63518

NRCan record: 172

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Prairie Lithium Ltd.
Saskatchewan
Lithium (brine)
Active
Rail (Snow Lake)

Development stage: Advanced project

Coordinates: 54.7463, -100.5916

NRCan record: 163

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Hudbay Minerals Inc.
Manitoba
Coppergoldzincsilver
On hold / suspended
Rainbow Lake

Development stage: Advanced unconventional project

Coordinates: 58.50664, -119.30174

NRCan record: 216

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LibertyStream Infrastructure Partners Inc
Alberta
Lithium (brine)
On hold / suspended
Raleigh

Development stage: Advanced project

Coordinates: 49.40631, -91.945767

NRCan record: 124

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International Lithium Corporation
Ontario
Lithium (spodumene)rubidium
Active
Record Ridge

Development stage: Advanced project

Coordinates: 49.082, -117.884

NRCan record: 225

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West High Yield Resources Ltd.
British Columbia
Magnesium
Active
Revel Ridge

Development stage: Advanced project

Coordinates: 51.287, -118.121

NRCan record: 226

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Huakan International Mining Inc
British Columbia
Goldleadsilverzinc
Active
River Valley

Development stage: Advanced project

Coordinates: 46.70591, -80.27606

NRCan record: 107

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New Age Metals Inc.
Ontario
Palladiumplatinumgoldnickelcopperrhodiumcobalt
Active
Rook I

Development stage: Advanced project

Coordinates: 57.59144, -108.9925

NRCan record: 185

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NexGen Energy Ltd.
Saskatchewan
Uranium
Active
Rose

Development stage: Advanced project

Coordinates: 52.022485, -76.172

NRCan record: 53

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Critical Elements Lithium Corporation
Quebec
Lithium (spodumene)tantalum
Active
Roughrider

Development stage: Advanced project

Coordinates: 58.338, -104.037

NRCan record: 177

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Uranium Energy Corp
Saskatchewan
Uranium
Active
Schaft Creek

Development stage: Advanced project

Coordinates: 57.36667, -131

NRCan record: 251

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Teck Resources Limited / Copper Fox Metals Inc.
British Columbia
Coppermolybdenumgoldsilver
Active
Scott Lake

Development stage: Advanced project

Coordinates: 49.86103, -74.67023

NRCan record: 47

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Yorbeau Resources Inc.
Quebec
Zinccoppergoldsilver
Active

Source: Natural Resources Canada · Source retrieved 10 Oct 2026. Dataset and methodology ↗

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