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Project Crucible

Sector: Electric Vehicles (EVs) • Location: Clarksville, Tennessee, United States

Source: 조선일보

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Planned

Project Crucible is a venture by Korea Zinc to establish a joint venture with the U.S. government and local investors to build an integrated smelter for critical minerals and non-ferrous metals in Clarksville, Tennessee. The project aims to process 1.1 million tons of raw materials annually, producing zinc, lead, copper, antimony, germanium, and 13 other non-ferrous metals and critical minerals. T

Status
Prospective
Sector
Electric Vehicles (EVs), Aerospace & Defense, Government, Metal, Automotive
Location
Clarksville, Tennessee, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
조선일보

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The project “Project Crucible” is an infrastructure initiative in the Electric Vehicles (EVs) sector, located in Clarksville, Tennessee, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from 조선일보.

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2026-07-22

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Project Crucible is a venture by Korea Zinc to establish a joint venture with the U.S. government and local investors to build an integrated smelter for critical minerals and non-ferrous metals in Clarksville, Tennessee. The project aims to process 1.1 million tons of raw materials annually, producing zinc, lead, copper, antimony, germanium, and 13 other non-ferrous metals and critical minerals. The total investment is approximately 7.4 billion dollars. The U.S. government is directly investing to reduce reliance on Chinese supply chains for critical minerals essential to semiconductors, electric vehicles, and defense industries.

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United States of America (USA)

State

Tennessee

City

Clarksville

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Electric Vehicles (EVs), Aerospace & Defense, Government, Metal, Automotive

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2026-07-18

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