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America has a tungsten problem (www.noleary.com)

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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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Tungsten is a critical component in any cutting tool.

[–] Ladislawgrowlo@lemy.lol 1 points 4 days ago

Also special armor penetrating ammunition, because of tungsten high density and hardness, as the article mentions. This is why there was a tungsten shortage during WW2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfram_Crisis