What is KoBold Metals (Machine Prospector / TerraShed)?

KoBold Metals is a mineral exploration company that uses machine learning models to combine geological, geochemical, and geophysical data sets and identify where undiscovered deposits of critical minerals such as cobalt, nickel, and lithium are most likely to be found. Its Machine Prospector system ranks and prioritizes exploration targets computationally, directing costly physical drilling toward the sites the model judges most promising rather than searching by traditional geological survey methods alone.