Pentagon Invests $27 Million In Domestic Antimony Production

The Department of Defense will invest $27 million in U.S. Antimony Corporation to support domestic production of the critical mineral crucial for the military

The Department of Defense will invest $27 million in the U.S. Antimony Corporation to support domestic production of the critical mineral crucial for the military. 

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The Pentagon will invest $27 million in the domestic supply chain for antimony, a critical mineral crucial for the military and subject to a Chinese export ban. Antimony is used in everything from tungsten steel and the hardening of lead bullets to flame retardant, batteries, night-vision goggles...
Matthew Fulco

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