Component
Tungsten ore
Scheelite and wolframite. Almost no US tungsten mining today.
Criticality
High
Unit cost
$15K
Quality
50 / 100
US completeness
0.0
Made in US
0 tonnes
Current demand
15,000 tonnes
US exports
0 tonnes
Opportunity score
95.0
US mineable reserves
140,000 tonnes
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$200M
Expected extra output: 2,000 tonnes per year