Component
Silica sand
High-purity silica sand for glass, wafers, and fiberglass.
Criticality
Low
Unit cost
$40
Quality
50 / 100
US completeness
90.0
Made in US
90,000,000 tonnes
Current demand
100,000,000 tonnes
US exports
7,200,000 tonnes
Opportunity score
13.0
US mineable reserves
10,000,000,000 tonnes
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$100M
Expected extra output: 630,000 tonnes per year
Requires
Raw material or extracted input.
Used by
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