Critical Minerals Factbook
Facility

ElementUS Gramercy demonstration facility

The Department of War states that ElementUS will develop a Gramercy demonstration facility to separate and purify gallium and scandium from existing bauxite residue.

Facts on this page last re-verified Aug 18, 2026 — the oldest verification date among its current claims. How we verify.

Location: Gramercy, Louisiana, United States

Byproduct recovery

Bauxite-residue gallium recovery demonstration

Announced

Separation and purification of gallium from accumulated bauxite residue

Material flow

Bayer Process Liquor (Gallium-Bearing) → Crude (Low-Purity) Gallium

Capacity

No capacity claim. Absence of a figure means no source publishes one.

Qualification

No qualification claim. Status does not imply qualified output.

Sources