Component
Nickel ore
Nickel laterite and sulfide ore. A small US resource; most feed is imported.
Criticality
High
Unit cost
$4K
Quality
50 / 100
US saturation
8.0
Made in US
20,000 tonnes
Current demand
250,000 tonnes
US exports
1,600 tonnes
Opportunity score
64.3
US deposits
300,000 tonnes
US stockpile
0 tonnes
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$1B
Expected extra output: 63,000 tonnes per year
Requires
Raw material or extracted input.
Used by
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