Component
Bastnäsite
Bastnäsite ore, the Mountain Pass rare-earth mineral. The US mines this rock; cracking and separating neodymium is the gap.
Criticality
Critical
Unit cost
$2.5K
Quality
50 / 100
US saturation
27.4
Made in US
45,000 tonnes
Current demand
80,000 tonnes
US exports
3,600 tonnes
Opportunity score
48.2
US deposits
1,400,000 tonnes
US stockpile
0 tonnes
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$800M
Expected extra output: 46,000 tonnes per year
Requires
Raw material or extracted input.
Used by
Product paths
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