Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project
Sector: Aerospace & Defense • Location: Nebraska, United States
Source: Stock Titan
The Elk Creek Project is a $1.14 billion underground critical minerals mine in Nebraska expected to produce niobium, scandium, titanium, and potentially rare earth oxides essential for clean energy, aerospace, and defense applications. The project aims to establish the first US domestic scandium mine-to-manufacture supply chain, supported by a $10 million award from the US Department of Defense. I
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Aerospace & Defense, Warehouse, Chemical (Industrial), Government, Manufacturing (Industrial)
- Location
- Nebraska, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Stock Titan
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Original status | planned |
Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The Elk Creek Project is a $1.14 billion underground critical minerals mine in Nebraska expected to produce niobium, scandium, titanium, and potentially rare earth oxides essential for clean energy, aerospace, and defense applications. The project aims to establish the first US domestic scandium mine-to-manufacture supply chain, supported by a $10 million award from the US Department of Defense. It has strong government backing and could make the US a leading global scandium producer. |
Original sector | Mining |
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Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Nebraska |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Aerospace & Defense, Warehouse, Chemical (Industrial), Government, Manufacturing (Industrial) |
Article published date | 2025-09-16 |
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