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Silica Sand

Strategic Resource

Industrial Mineral • silica • 1 deposit(s)

Important for semiconductor and glass industries. Korea is major semiconductor producer.

Korean Silica Sand Deposits

North Chungcheong Province, South Gyeongsang Province

producing
Grade: 99 %SiO2
Security:1/5Regulatory:1/5Environmental:2/5
Proved500.00M tonne(in-place)

📊Data Quality

Quality Tier:proved
Confidence:80%
As of:2025-01-01
✓No data quality warnings

Sources

  • Mineral Resources Statistics
    KIGAM, 2025
Base Case

Basis: in-place (applied)

= 10.0%

Gross Value

$22.50Bmodeled

State Value

$2.25Bmodeled
Notes: High-purity silica for electronics industry.