Critical Minerals
Last-Mile Intelligence
Switzerland clears roughly 60% of global copper, aluminium and iron-ore trade (and major shares of other commodities) from Geneva and Zug desks — without the physical metal ever touching Swiss soil. Ownership chains, project status, permit filings and non-API trade registries remain fragmented. We surface the residual gap and package it as operator-grade paid intelligence — Platts / ICIS style — for the energy-transition metals stack.
Operating Thesis
Critical minerals (lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, graphite, rare earths, manganese, platinum-group metals…) are the new choke points of the energy transition. Price assessments and headline news already exist (Platts, Argus, Benchmark, ICIS). This surface does not publish or replace those assessments. The residual last mile is still opaque: beneficial ownership, project-level status from non-API government portals, Swiss trading-desk exposure, African and Latin-American mine registries, EU Critical Raw Materials Act strategic projects, and continuous monitoring of permit / export-control changes. LensDNA OS closes that residual with Bright Data unlock + optic vision + continuous case memory. The commercial path is paid dossiers, monitoring subscriptions and operator packs — the same information-services model that made Platts and ICIS essential, applied to the critical-minerals residual. Human delivery only. No auto-publish of paid intel.
What actually constrains residual intelligence work
Trading houses, offtake desks and project sponsors operate inside overlapping Swiss, EU and international rules. The residual non-API surfaces we target (ownership, project status, permits, export controls) sit inside these frameworks. Below is an operator-oriented map — not advice. Always confirm with counsel for any live transaction or published dossier.
Operator note: frameworks evolve. CRMA strategic-project lists, Swiss BO register implementing ordinances, and CSDDD cascade timing should be re-checked before any published dossier or commercial commitment. This section is orientation only.
Geneva · Zug cluster clears the majority of global metals trade
Yes — the major trading houses are the core prospect set for residual critical-minerals intelligence. They already buy price assessments. What still costs internal time is the non-API residual (ownership, project status, permit/export-control, offtake opacity). Below are the flagship Swiss-hub names plus metals-relevant global producers. Seed cards below the discovery panel are clickable and load prepared residual angles.
These names are the known pond. Discovery below surfaces the long tail (smaller Swiss desks, project SPVs, CRMA strategic projects, offtake counterparties).
🔍 Discover Critical-Minerals Surfaces
Bright Data + Exa in parallel → merge unique candidates → domain-aware Gemini scoring for residual non-API gap, ownership opacity, Swiss trading exposure, and paid-intel product fit. Prefer residual chips below (ownership · project status · permits · CRMA · due diligence). Avoid pure price/outlook queries — those under-use the residual loop and do not replace Platts/Argus/Benchmark. Prioritise High / Medium only. Human outreach or paid-dossier sale — never auto-send.
Commercial Model
This surface prepares research and operator packs only. It does not publish price assessments or auto-distribute paid intelligence. Preferred path: forge precise residual-gap dossiers and inbound thought pieces; decision-makers at trading houses, offtake desks, project sponsors and EU strategic-project teams reach hans@lensdna.app first. Paid information services (subscription monitoring, ownership dossiers, project trackers) are the intended monetisation — the same category as Platts, Argus, Benchmark and ICIS, focused on the non-API residual that those platforms do not fully close.
LensDNA OS · Critical Minerals Intelligence · Swiss commodity hub · EU CRMA · residual non-API last mile · Prospect Intelligence · Schedule D · Health Admin DNA · Contact: hans@lensdna.app