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 completeness
6.9
Made in US
2,000 tonnes
Current demand
30,000 tonnes
US exports
160 tonnes
Opportunity score
94.5
US mineable reserves
800,000 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.