Mineral Cup & Ore Cup

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Which mineral is the best of them all? Campaign & vote in #MinCup each September. Founded in 2017 by Eddie Dempsey, admin @mikamckinnon. DM to volunteer!
#MinCup2025 ChampionKyanite
Avatar & Header creditMika McKinnon
Next event startsNovember 3 (Ore Cup)
Next #MinCup startsSeptember 1 (Mineral Cup)

Congratulations to #Copper on a winning by a decisive 27% margin. Whatever happens in the Finals, you won’t be going home with bronze.

Condolences, #Ilmenite, but we’re confident you’ll weather this setback with your usual resilience.

After trailing in the first half, hefty #Bornite pulled off a peacock strut to secure victory by a 10% margin. Congratulations!

Condolences, #Carrollite, but at least cobalt blue is the perfect shade for a calm but disappointed defeat?

Titanium ore #Ilmenite soared to victory with a 35% margin. It’ll face off against #Copper in the #OreCup semifinals (tomorrow!!)

Nice hustle, #Jadarite, and maybe you’ll have better luck if we find more deposits.

Congratulations, #Molybdenite, your victory is shining a light to #OreCup R2M1.

Condolences, #Tetrahedrite, you were sharp but just not enough to make the cut.

Congratulations, #Copper, and welcome to the #OreCup semi-finals.

Condolences, #Galena, we know this is a heavy loss.

Are you ready for the first-ever #OreCup?

It's time to make your predictions (and help us test the voting site). Which ore mineral do you think will win?

Bracket: https://www.mineralcup.org/ore-bracket
Make your predictions: https://www.mineralcup.org/vote-results/vote-practice

Competition voting starts on MONDAY NOVEMBER 3!

10 days until the start of #OreCup and we have a bracket!

https://www.mineralcup.org/ore-bracket

Behold, the #MinCup25 bracket!

Use it to follow along, plan campaigns to support your favs, or make predictions on how voting will shake out. We start at the top left on September 1st, then alternate left and right as we work our way down.

#MinCup24

After a hard-fought, record-breaking battle, the winner of Mineral Cup 2024 is Rhodochrosite! The light-hearted campaign brought home the bacon, and it couldn’t have been more tasty. Kudos to #TeamKyanite; well done!

#MinCup24

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Congratulations, #Kyanite. Blue blades sharpened, you move to the finale. Will it be enough to take home the bacon? Farewell #Dioptase. Your sparkle will light your exotic desert until next year.