Mining & Critical Minerals

Stratum

Half the minerals the clean economy needs sit on Indigenous land. Mining the right way is the only way.

Stratum makes consent, provenance, and restoration provable, so the transition is built without repeating the harms of the last one. Every gram accounted for, from the pit to the product. Powered by Telos.

We prove how the mineral was taken. We do not take the operator's word for it.

Why Now

The mineral rush is here. How it is mined is still undecided.

54% on or near Indigenous land
46% elsewhere
rises to ~70% when unrecognised peoples are counted
Source: Nature Sustainability, study of 5,097 energy transition mineral projects.

4x
Demand for transition minerals quadruples by 2040, the fastest mineral demand growth in history.
Source: IEA
80%
Recycled minerals carry 80 percent lower emissions than newly mined material.
Source: IEA

Introducing Stratum

One platform. Every gram accounted for.

Powered by iQuantile infrastructure, Stratum connects extraction, processing, community consent, and restoration into one verified record of how each mineral was taken and what it cost.

What Stratum Does

Consent first. Then everything else.

Community & Consent
Free, prior, and informed consent and Indigenous land rights, documented and honored at every stage, never bypassed for speed. This is where responsible mining begins, because most of these minerals are not on empty land.

Land & Water
Tailings safety, water stewardship, and rehabilitation tracked from first dig to final restoration.

Provenance
Every mineral traceable from pit to product, with forced labor proven out of the chain.

Worker Safety
Verified safety records in one of the world's most dangerous industries, where lives are the first cost.

Circularity
Recycling and mine-waste recovery that cut emissions and reduce the need to dig again.

Meet Petra

Ask Petra where consent and impact actually stand.

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Petra Verified intelligence
How many of our sites have full community consent? Where does Rio Verde Basin stand on consent? Is responsible extraction actually paying off?
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How many of our sites have full community consent?

Of 14 active sites, 9 hold verified free, prior, and informed consent. 3 are in progress. 2 are scheduled.

The Sustainability Dividend

Mine with consent, and you mine for decades.

On Stratum, honoring the land and the people on it is not what slows a project, it is what secures the license to keep operating.

Impact
Land restored, water protected, consent honored, forced labor kept out.

Capital
Responsible-provenance minerals open financing that conflict minerals cannot.

Market access
Automakers and battery makers now require proven-clean minerals to buy at all.

The deposit you mine with consent is the deposit you keep.

What Becomes Possible

What changes on the ground.

On site
Land that recovers
Verified rehabilitation turns a closed mine into restored ground instead of an abandoned scar.

With communities
Partnership over blockade
Documented consent replaces the protests and stoppages that halt unconsented projects.

In the market
Contracts that clear
Proven provenance signs the offtake deals that screened-out minerals lose.

On the balance sheet
Cheaper capital
A verified responsibility record lowers financing and insurance costs that conflict operations carry.

Frameworks We Adhere To

IRMA Standard
ICMM Principles
FPIC (UNDRIP)
UN Guiding Principles
OECD Due Diligence
GHG Protocol
Additional frameworks are configured during the assessment based on your jurisdictions and minerals.

Global Alignment

Responsible extraction advances global goals.

12 Responsible Production
Provenance and circularity turn extraction into accountable production, from pit to recycled material.

15 Life on Land
Verified rehabilitation and water stewardship leave land recoverable, not ruined.

16 Justice & Strong Institutions
Free, prior, and informed consent makes Indigenous rights a documented practice, not a broken promise.

8 Decent Work
Verified safety records protect lives in one of the world's most dangerous industries.

Global Impact Commons
When one operation proves its environmental and community record, buyers and regulators stop taking it on faith. Verified mining data enters the Commons, governed by mining members, so responsible extraction becomes provable at the source and travels with the material.

The Blueprint Is the First Step

Mine as if the land has owners. It does.

The Blueprint maps every community, ecosystem, and obligation around your operation and plans how Stratum proves responsible extraction, scoped to your sites and delivered in four to six weeks.