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North of 60 Mining News - December 6, 2024
Gallium and germanium are critical to the semiconductors for computer chips that go into everything from household appliances to the most powerful supercomputers.
The cutoff of gallium and germanium could send America's GDP plummeting by $3.4 billion; antimony a top concern for the Pentagon.
In a move that could deal a multibillion-dollar blow to the American economy and impact the nation's military readiness, China has completely banned the exports of gallium, germanium, antimony, and superhard materials to the United States.
Gallium and germanium are esse...
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