Component
Spodumene
Hard-rock lithium mineral. Mined and then converted to battery chemicals.
Criticality
Critical
Unit cost
$9K
Quality
60 / 100
US saturation
6.0
Made in US
1,500 tonnes
Current demand
25,000 tonnes
US exports
120 tonnes
Opportunity score
52.3
US deposits
400,000 tonnes
US stockpile
0 tonnes
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$1.5B
Expected extra output: 27,000 tonnes per year
Requires
Raw material or extracted input.