Project Crucible
Sector: Metal • Location: Clarksville, Tennessee, United States
Source: Seoul Economic Daily
Project Crucible is an approximately 11 trillion won ($8 billion) initiative by Korea Zinc to build an integrated smelter in Clarksville, Tennessee, USA. The project aims to produce 11 critical minerals and 13 non-ferrous metals by 2029, recycling smelting byproducts and sourcing feedstock from two mines. The facility will sequentially produce zinc, lead, and copper, as well as semiconductor-grade
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Metal, Government, Advanced Electronics, Manufacturing (Industrial)
- Location
- Clarksville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Seoul Economic Daily
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Status
Original status | under construction |
Taiyo status | Under Construction |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | Project Crucible is an approximately 11 trillion won ($8 billion) initiative by Korea Zinc to build an integrated smelter in Clarksville, Tennessee, USA. The project aims to produce 11 critical minerals and 13 non-ferrous metals by 2029, recycling smelting byproducts and sourcing feedstock from two mines. The facility will sequentially produce zinc, lead, and copper, as well as semiconductor-grade sulfuric acid. |
Original sector | Industrial |
Budget |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Tennessee |
City | Clarksville |
Source
Source | Seoul Economic Daily |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Metal, Government, Advanced Electronics, Manufacturing (Industrial) |
Article published date | 2026-04-05 |
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