- Quantum Critical Metals (TSXV:LEAP) has been granted membership into the United States Defence Industrial Base Consortium, aligning its exploration portfolio with US national security
- The Canadian junior mining company is focused on enhancing the West’s transition to a secure and sustainable critical minerals supply
- Quantum Critical stock has given back 57.14 per cent year-over-year
Quantum Critical Metals (TSXV:LEAP) has been granted membership into the United States Defence Industrial Base Consortium, aligning its exploration portfolio with US national security.
The DIBC seeks to strengthen the US supply chain and the country’s defense industrial base by minimizing reliance on foreign partners, primarily through funding for small and non-traditional businesses, as well as access to research, prototyping and teaming opportunities, all in the service of fostering collaborations with the US government.
The membership positions Quantum Critical to advance the development of its gallium and rubidium extraction technology from muscovite mica, a waste product from lithium pegmatite mining with emerging industrial use-cases, cementing its exposure to these critical metals’ multi-billion-dollar markets.
In 2025, the company produced a muscovite concentrate from drill core at its NMX East project in Quebec, which yielded recovery rates of 93 per cent gallium and 55 per cent rubidium, prompting ongoing planning for a pilot-scale program in collaboration with numerous industry and academic partners to shore up critical metals shortages across Western supply chains.
The news follows the company’s recent admission into the Critical Minerals Institute, a global think tank that helps governments, businesses and investors optimize their participation in the critical minerals industry.
Management commentary
“Acceptance into the DIBC is important for Quantum Critical Metals as it creates potential access to non-dilutive funding and strategic collaboration opportunities,” Marcy Kiesman, chief executive officer of Quantum Critical Metals, said in Friday’s news release. “The United States Department of Defense has repeatedly highlighted the supply shortage of critical minerals, and Quantum aims to help address this deficit by building a pilot plant to demonstrate the recovery of critical metals from muscovite mica. Our team has been working to validate a novel ore type and refining method to meet the demands of a changing world, and we are excited to have achieved this important milestone in this process.”
About Quantum Critical Metals
Quantum Critical Metals is a Canadian junior mining company focused on enhancing the West’s transition to a secure and sustainable critical minerals supply. The company’s promising portfolio includes the NMX East gallium-rubidium-cesium and Discovery polymetallic projects in Quebec, and the Babine South silver and Prophecy germanium-gallium-zinc projects in British Columbia.
Quantum Critical stock (TSXV:LEAP) is up by 9.09 per cent on the news trading at C$0.06 as of 9:49 am ET. The stock has given back 57.14 per cent year-over-year.
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