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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?
Why does China produce >80% of the world’s tungsten?
Why has there been zero domestic tungsten mining in the United States?
Tungsten is a critical component in any cutting tool.
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