The Pentagon-backed United States Antimony Corporation (USAC) and Perpetua Resources are key players in Washington’s attempts to wean itself off dependency on China for the critical mineral.
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The U.S. is accelerating efforts to produce antimony domestically as it grapples with China’s export ban on a crucial metal for aerospace and defense. Antimony is used in everything from tungsten steel and the hardening of lead bullets to night-vision goggles and infrared sensors. Since China...
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