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submitted 5 days ago by Ladislawgrowlo@lemy.lol to c/world@quokk.au

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Why does China produce >80% of the world's tungsten?

Why has there been zero domestic tungsten mining in the United States?

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[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Does it? Turns out you can just buy it from other places

[–] Ladislawgrowlo@lemy.lol 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

... the largest producers: China, Vietnam, Russia and North-Korea. Not very dependable salesman.

[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

China and Vietnam are plenty dependable and did you know America used to secretly acquire titanium from Russia during the Cold War?

It’s pretty hard to stop globalism