American companies will explore critical minerals in Poland
American companies, together with Polish partners, intend to study the possibilities of developing deposits of critically important minerals in the area of the city of Myszków in southern Poland. The focus is on reserves of tungsten, molybdenum and copper, which are used in the defense industry, energy and the production of modern technologies.
This is reported by Rzeczpospolita. The project is developing against the backdrop of expanding Polish-American cooperation in the field of critical minerals.
One of the projects in the Myszków area is being handled by the Polish company Permia 1. It plans to conduct additional geological research, including analysis of archival data, drilling and geochemical studies, to clarify the volume and characteristics of the resources. In the company's capital, 51% belongs to Altum Group, 39% to Keystone Partners and 10% to the American AI CEE.
Permia 1 back in December 2025 submitted an application for a license for the search and exploration of a polymetallic deposit of copper, molybdenum and tungsten in the Myszków area. The application concerns precisely geological exploration work — a decision on industrial extraction at this stage has not been made.
The deposit itself has been known for several decades. According to estimates by the Polish Geological Institute, the probable industrial resources in the Myszków area amount to about 551 million tons of ore. They may contain about 800 thousand tons of copper, 295 thousand tons of molybdenum and 238 thousand tons of tungsten. So far, industrial development of the deposit has not been carried out.
Tungsten is used, in particular, in the production of hard alloys, ammunition and other defense products. Molybdenum is needed for special steels, the aviation and energy industries, and copper remains a key raw material for power grids, electronics, data centers and electric vehicles.
US interest in Polish resources intensified after the signing in April of a bilateral framework agreement on critical minerals. Poland became the first EU country to conclude a separate agreement of this type with Washington. It provides for cooperation in extraction, processing and recycling of secondary raw materials, as well as the creation of more resilient supply chains.
On September 28, a Polish-American roundtable on critical minerals also took place in Warsaw with the participation of business representatives and authorities of the two countries. Among the American companies was M2i Global, specializing in supply chains of strategic raw materials. The discussions were attended by the US Ambassador to Poland, Thomas Rose, and Poland's Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment, Krzysztof Galos.
Polish authorities have previously stated that they are interested in attracting American investors to projects for the extraction and processing of critical raw materials. At the same time, the future fate of the project in Myszków will depend on the results of geological exploration, obtaining the necessary permits and assessing the economic feasibility of future extraction.
Based on materials from: Rzeczpospolita, Ministry of Climate and Environment of Poland, Polish Geological Institute
