Component
Zinc ore
Sphalerite and other zinc ore. The US still mines zinc.
Criticality
High
Unit cost
$1.8K
Quality
50 / 100
US completeness
77.9
Made in US
700,000 tonnes
Current demand
900,000 tonnes
US exports
56,000 tonnes
Opportunity score
32.7
US mineable reserves
11,000,000 tonnes
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$500M
Expected extra output: 80,000 tonnes per year
Requires
Raw material or extracted input.