Component
Lithium brine
Lithium-bearing brine from salt lakes and geothermal water. A natural US source still little developed.
Criticality
Critical
Unit cost
$8K
Quality
55 / 100
US saturation
6.9
Made in US
2,000 tonnes
Current demand
30,000 tonnes
US exports
160 tonnes
Opportunity score
51.8
US deposits
800,000 tonnes
US stockpile
0 tonnes
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$2B
Expected extra output: 32,000 tonnes per year
Requires
Raw material or extracted input.