Empowering the energy transition by unlocking critical minerals, rare earths, and vital resources from subsurface reservoirs and industrial brines.
Critical minerals and rare earth elements are the backbone of a low-carbon future. Discover how your existing petroleum and geothermal expertise is the key to co-producing these vital resources from known geological environments.
Leveraging decades of oil, gas, and geothermal reservoir knowledge to identify and characterize mineral-rich brines and formations.
Extracting vital elements through advanced processing, direct lithium extraction (DLE), and innovative water treatment.
Supplying the raw materials essential for batteries, electric vehicles, wind turbines, and grid-scale energy storage.
We connect traditional petroleum and geothermal expertise with emerging mineral extraction technologies to support supply-chain resilience.
Participate in technical sessions, workshops, and panel discussions on cutting-edge extraction methods.
Access a curated library of best practices, standards, and research on subsurface mineral recovery.
Connect with global experts on SPE Connect's dedicated forums to solve complex engineering challenges.
Accelerate your career with mentorship, leadership opportunities, and exposure to emerging technologies.
Bridging subsurface engineering, geoscience, and mineral processing to enable responsible development of critical minerals.
Whether you are transitioning from traditional oil and gas or are a dedicated mineral processing expert, CMTS is your platform for growth.
Apply reservoir knowledge to brine extraction.
Drive innovations in fluid-rock interactions.
Scale up direct extraction and water treatment.
Integrate mineral recovery with heat extraction.
Pioneer next-gen membrane and DLE tech.
Build a future-proof career in the energy transition.
Guided by industry experts committed to advancing critical mineral development.
Louisiana State University
Baker Hughes
Repsol
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CMTS focuses specifically on subsurface critical minerals and mineral-rich brines, complementing SPE's broader sustainability and energy transition initiatives.
Coupling heat extraction with mineral recovery
Integrating carbon management with extraction
Advancing ESG metrics and stewardship
Produced water treatment and reinjection