The project straddles the border between the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, and on the traditional territories of the Kaska and the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun.
In separate news releases on Dec. 13, the Canadian government and the U.S. Department of Defence each announced funding for the mining company.
Tungsten, which is considered a critical mineral, has a variety of uses. In its news release Friday, the U.S. Department of Defense said its most common use is for industrial products like drill bits and machine parts. It’s also used in the production of military-grade steel, aerospace components and vehicle armour, said the release.
Tungsten’s exceptional heaviness, hardness and heat-resistance also make it important for the production of munitions. The Defence Department release called it “a critical input.”
“Tungsten is used in a diverse set of DoD systems and is essential to national security,” she [U.S. assistant secretary of defence for industrial base policy] said in the department’s Dec. 13 news release. “The United States is overly reliant on overseas sources of tungsten and a secure North American supply for this commodity will mitigate one of our most critical material risks.”
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/list-of-countries-by-tungsten-production.html
China is the largest producer of tungsten in the world, with the country’s annual tungsten production of 64,000 being equivalent to over 83% of the global production.
List of Countries By Tungsten Production (Tons)
- China: 64000
- Russia: 3537
- Canada: 2194
- Bolivia: 1247
- Vietnam: 1050
- Portugal: 763
- Austria: 706
- Rwanda: 700
- Spain: 542
- Brazil: 381
iirc they use tungsten in bombs as shrapnel
