Critical Metals Corp

CRML

Market cap $1.98B

Critical Metals is developing a rare-earth project in Greenland. Shares of Critical Metals sank on Monday and Tuesday.

NEW YORK, Jan. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Critical Metals Corp. (Nasdaq: CRML) (“Critical Metals Corp” or the “Company”), a leading critical minerals mining company, today announced that the first assay results from the 2025 drilling program have been received from the Fjord Deposit and Upper Fjord areas at the Tanbreez Rare Earths Project in Greenland.

Several Greenland-linked stocks are coming into the spotlight as the U.S. government sharpens its strategic focus on the Danish territory, with market watchers closely monitoring companies involved with critical materials, military supply chains, and energy. Here are the top three contenders with the highest upside potential.

I see the entire bull case on Critical Metals Corp. hinging on funding. Tanbreez needs roughly $500M Greenland CapEx plus $1B downstream, far beyond the company's $87M in pro forma cash. A big catalyst could be the U.S. stake in the company, which will unlock other possible funding streams, like a $120M loan from EXIM. Qaqortoq pilot plant section targeted by May 2026, and Romania 300–500 kg/hr POC pilot commissioning in Q2 2026.

Critical Metals ( NASDAQ:CRML ) has surged 115% so far in 2026, and the year is not even two weeks old yet.

Tech investors are asking how a U.S. takeover of Greenland would affect the viability of critical minerals mining there, CNBC has been told. Critical Metals Corp, a company with a mining project in development on the Arctic island, has had questions from tech investors on the subject in the past week, its CEO said.

Strategic rationale: Critical Metals Corp has approved and ordered a turnkey Integrated Mobile Geochemical Analysis Centre from Bromet to support the Tanbreez rare earths project, including pilot plant activities and ongoing project development. Ownership and operation: The assay laboratory is expected to be acquired by the Company and operated exclusively for CRML by trained Greenlandic personnel, with analytical results subject to oversight and validation by an independent, appropriately accredited third party.

Critical Metals is working on a mining project in Greenland. It is getting further approvals for operations and is buoyed by potential United States involvement in the territory.

Critical Metals Corp. is a long-term buy in my books, but it is best entered on a pullback, with potential upside surprise if the geopolitical situation intensifies. CRML's Tanbreez project in Greenland, one of the world's largest rare earth deposits, is central to U.S. efforts to reduce reliance on China. Recent operational milestones include a pilot facility in Qaqortoq and a PEA valuing Tanbreez at $2.8–$3.6 billion NPV with a 180% IRR.

Expand NASDAQ: CRML Critical Metals Today's Change (16.43%) $1.94 Current Price $13.75 Key Data Points Market Cap $1.4B Day's Range $12.23 - $13.98 52wk Range $1.23 - $32.15 Volume 47M Avg Vol 15M Critical Metals (CRML +16.43%), a mining exploration and development focused on critical metals and minerals company, closed Wednesday's session at $13.75, up 16.43%. The move followed updates confirming construction approval for a Greenland pilot-plant facility.