The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North
The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North
Critical Minerals Alliances 2022 - September 12, 2022
Extremely hard and with the highest melting point of all the elements, tungsten is often used in rocket engine nozzles.
Tungsten could be held ransom unless domestic mines open
Tungsten, or wolfram, is the 74th element on the periodic table of elements and, like many other metals that have found their way onto critical mineral lists in Canada, Europe, and the United States, this sturdy metal is vulnerable to supply disruption.
Tungsten has been known since prehistoric times, and as far back as 350 years ago, Chines...
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