U.S. government researchers visit a Korean mine as the race against China for critical minerals heats up

From cnbc.com

U.S. government researchers recently visited a South Korean mine to assess progress towards boosting supply of a critical metal called tungsten from areas outside China, the mine operator said Wednesday. The Sangdong Mine, owned by a subsidiary of Canada-based Almonty Industries , is set to resume operations this year. Tungsten is an extremely hard metal used for making weapons, semiconductors and industrial cutting machines. With China dominating over 80% of the metal’s supply chain, Almonty claims the mine could potentially produce 50% of the rest of the world’s tungsten supply. The U.S. has not commercially

ty claims the mine could potentially produce 50% of the rest of the world’s tungsten supply. The U.S. has not commercially