US Magnesium (idle)
Why the West now buys its magnesium from China.
- Material
- Magnesium
- Stage
- Processing plant
- Place
- Rowley, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.88° N, 112.74° W (approximate)
Seen from orbit
- Heat
- 0 of the last 7 days and 0 of the last 30 had furnace-hot pixels within 6 km (NASA FIRMS).
Signals show activity, not output. They are measured automatically and can be affected by weather, terrain and fires.
Facts
- The only US primary magnesium smelter stopped producing in 2022
- Its operator filed for bankruptcy in September 2025 (USGS)