- CEO
- Murray R. Nye
- Sector
- Non-energy minerals
- Industry
- Other metals/Minerals
- Address
- Vancouver Canada
- Business
- North American Niobium and Critical Minerals Corp. is a Canadian junior mineral exploration and development company focused on the acquisition, exploration, and advancement of critical minerals and clean energy transition metal assets across North America. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, the company primarily targets deposits of niobium, rare earth elements, nickel, copper, and precious metals to supply aerospace, defense, renewable energy, and high-technology manufacturing markets. Its mineral asset portfolio and core exploration offerings include the Grenville Province Critical Minerals Portfolio in Quebec, comprising the Bardy, Bardy SE, Seigneurie, Blanchette, Sabot, and Miskam claim blocks prospective for carbonatite- and pegmatite-hosted niobium, allanite, and rare earth element mineralization; the Silver Lake Property, covering contiguous mineral claims prospective for copper, silver, and gold occurrences in the Omineca Mining Division of British Columbia; and legacy interests in North American uranium and vanadium resources. The company's technical and operational services encompass regional geochemical sampling and lake-sediment analysis; airborne radiometric, magnetic, and electromagnetic geophysical surveys; soil-gas radon exploration; exploration trenching and lithogeochemical mapping; diamond drilling and core logging; and mineral resource evaluation. In November 2025, the company underwent a major corporate reorganization and rebranding, changing its name from First American Uranium Inc. to North American Niobium and Critical Minerals Corp. under the ticker symbol NIOB to reflect a strategic shift toward critical metals. In conjunction with this pivot, the company acquired a 100 percent interest in a district-scale land package spanning approximately 29,936 hectares across the Grenville Province of Quebec. To optimize its portfolio, the company also executed an option agreement granting Myriad Uranium Corp. the right to earn a 100 percent interest in the Red Basin Uranium and Vanadium Project located in New Mexico, USA. In 2026, the company initiated targeted multi-hole diamond drilling exploration programs across its Bardy, Seigneurie, and Blanchette properties to delineate subsurface pegmatite swarms and confirm niobium and rare earth element mineralization.