Ensuring the flow of the world’s critical minerals

The world’s critical minerals are already flowing. We know where.

Atana is the next-generation explorer. Innovation is driving a whole new mineral demand profile - and Atana has the technology and skillset to deliver it.

Partner with us Our approach

Thesis

Proprietary geological databases, machine learning and custom exploration tools, applied to flowing mineral systems - combined with the subsurface discipline of oil and gas to de-risk them in the field.

  • Led by Lowercarbon Capital

  • Identified and secured

  • Discovery to validation, Argentina

  • 100+ basins in the pipeline

Backed by

Supported by the Google for Startups Cloud Program.

  • Lowercarbon Capital
  • Volta Energy Technologies
  • Borusan Ventures
  • Earthshot Ventures
  • Overture Ventures
  • Redwoods Climate Capital
  • Sunna Ventures
  • Verve Ventures
  • WovenEarth
  • One World
  • Carnrite Ventures
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Appraisal drilling · 30+ wells · 4 continents

The platform

Resource intelligence, applied from screen to discovery.

A technology stack purpose-built for the mineral project lifecycle, a growing asset pipeline across 100+ basins, and a team with decades of subsurface expertise.

  • Screen We find
    Tilted sedimentary strata rising above a road in the Andes

    Intelligent tech stack

    Public and proprietary global datasets, geoscience insight and predictive modeling define mineral systems before the drill bit turns.

    See it in the field →
  • Secure We hold
    Aerial view of an Atana drilling camp on a salar - rig, containers and vehicles

    High-value assets

    1.5 million acres globally - ~95 MT LCE positioned to supply Europe’s battery belt.

    Germany → Poland → USA → South America →
  • Prove We deliver
    The full Atana team gathered on a lawn under trees, a red London bus passing behind

    Proven team

    Fluid-system expertise honed at BP, Hess, Rio Tinto and ExxonMobil, retooled with data science. More than 30 wells drilled across four continents.

    Meet the leadership →

Every well drilled returns to the models

Case study

Jujuy, Argentina: from idea to asset in under three years.

  1. 2021
    Commenced regional studies

    Proprietary resource intelligence identified an overlooked Andean salar.

  2. 2022
    Acquired asset · first discovery well

    The asset was secured and the first discovery well drilled.

  3. 2023
    Exploration and appraisal drilling

    Appraisal drilling identified a deeper, high-grade reservoir that doubled the resource in place.

  4. 2024
    Resource independently verified · top-10 global

    Validated as a top-10 global lithium brine resource after 22 months of operations.

  5. 2025
    Project rapidly progresses to construction

    Feasibility, permitting and regulatory approval underway for a large production facility.

Volcanic cone and purple mountains rising above a dark gravel plain in the Andean Puna

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Discuss assets, co-investment and technical partnerships with the Atana team.

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