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Commodityscandium

Critical · 2 lists

Scandium · Sc

specialty_metal · byproduct

USGS_2022

USGS_2025

Supply · in the ground

Top reserves · 2024

global total: 12 kt ScHHI 1.00 · Highly concentrated

Provenance

Where this data comes from

Geoscience Australia AIMR 2025
USGS MCS (Scandium metal, ingot, 99.999%)
USGS MCS (Scandium oxide, powder, 99.99%)
USGS MCS (Scandium-aluminum alloy, ingot)
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026

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1Australia
100.0%12 kt Sc

1 countries shown · USGS-defined economic reserves

Supply · named deposits

Deposits

Highly concentrated4 estimates · 2 deposits

21 distinct deposits across the roster

Geographic spread

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United States 17 · Bolivia 1 · Australia 1 · Chile 1 · Russia 1

Named producers

Radium Hill Mine · Australia · South Australia
Crystal Mountain fluorspar mine · United States · MTFluorspar
Douglas Island Deposit · United States · Alaska
Zeman Pit #1 · United States · Missouri

Resource & reserve estimates

Elk Creek, Elk Creek depositProbable2,387 metric tons

Elk Creek, Elk Creek DepositProven plus Probable2,270 metric tons

Round Top, Round Top depositInferred520 metric tons

Round Top, Round Top depositMeasured plus Indicated250 metric tons

USGS USMIN · deposit-level contained-metal estimates

Supply · geochemical abundance

Geochemistry

5 summaries · 5 media

Element · mediumDetection · share of samplesConcentration · median to max

Sc coal

7,587 samples

99%

3.33 ppm · max 38.8 ppm

Sc sediment

287,308 samples

94%

11.5 ppm · max 1,930 ppm

Sc soil

92,889 samples

94%

10 ppm · max 300 ppm

Sc concentrate

121,086 samples

85%

30 ppm · max 2,000.11 ppm

Sc rock

315,656 samples

77%

13.7 ppm · max 1,000 ppm

USGS National Geochemical Database · sorted by detection · detected-sample concentration

Live

Ir100%Canada · top share Rh100%Canada · top share Ru100%Canada · top share Ga98%China · top share Ge94%China · top share Nb92%Brazil · top share Si82%China · top share W79%China · top share Co77%Congo, Democratic Republic · top share 75%China · top share Te75%China · top share 75%China · top share In74%China · top share Pt73%South Africa · top share Cu70%China · top share 66%China · top share V64%China · top share Li64%Australia · top share Al66%China · top share Ni65%Indonesia · top share Pb62%China · top share As50%Peru · top share Mg58%China · top share Be55%USA · top share Cr55%South Africa · top share Bi54%China · top share Pd44%Russia · top share Ta46%Congo (Kinshasa) · top share 49%China · top share Sb43%China · top share Re44%Chile · top share B44%Turkey · top share U38%Kazakhstan · top share Zr36%Australia · top share Mn39%South Africa · top share Zn39%China · top share Ti28%Mozambique · top share Ag34%Mexico · top share 29%Canada · top share 26%China · top share Sn26%China · top share 🇨🇱 CLCutax2024 🇨🇩 CDCusurtax2022 🇨🇱 CLListrategic resource2023 🇨🇳 CNLiexport license2024 🇿🇼 ZWLiraw ore ban2022 🇮🇩 IDNiraw ore ban2020 🇵🇭 PHNiroyalty2024 🇷🇺 RUNiimport ban2024 🇨🇳 CN→🇻🇳 VNREE+4700%re export surge 🇮🇩 IDNi-97%export ban effect Li+38%concentration shift 🇨🇳 CNREE-25%concentration shift

Concentration

HHI

-

-

Top-1: -
Top-3: -
Top-5: -
NIR: 100%

Critical lists · 2

USGS_2022
USGS_2025

Sources · 5

USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Geoscience Australia AIMR 2025
USGS MCS (Scandium metal, ingot, 99.999%)
USGS MCS (Scandium oxide, powder, 99.99%)
USGS MCS (Scandium-aluminum alloy, ingot)

Concentration

HHI

-

-

Top-1: -
Top-3: -
Top-5: -
NIR: 100%

Critical lists · 2

USGS_2022
USGS_2025

Sources · 5

USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Geoscience Australia AIMR 2025
USGS MCS (Scandium metal, ingot, 99.999%)
USGS MCS (Scandium oxide, powder, 99.99%)
USGS MCS (Scandium-aluminum alloy, ingot)