In December 2017, the United States Geological Survey declared that graphite is on the list of critical minerals as the U.S. is 100%

The San Juan Project is northeast of Port Renfrew near the southwest coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia and approximately 1.5 kilometres north-north

The road-accessible Poly 2 manganese prospect is location approximately 1.5 km north of the Chemainus River in a partly logged area on southern