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Cannonpointer » 20 Feb 2025, 10:13 am » wrote: ↑

20 Feb 2025, 10:13 am

Russia has about the same known tungsten reserves that we have - so, no. No one is beholden to Russia for tungsten supply. Given Russia's industrial surge to feed the war machine, I am reasonably confident that it's a net importer of the stuff. 

China has 80% of the world's known reserves - so that could be a different situation. Especially since they have apparently added it to their banned substances list. 

But even with less than 5% of known global reserves, the U.S. is far from a shortage of tungsten. 5% of global reserves is an enormous amount of tungsten - more tungsten than every country on earth except a few. 

The problem isn't reserves. The problem is production. We currently produce none. 

If everything went without a single hiccup, there is one mine in Nevada that could begin producing tungsten three years from today. 

As of 2022, the US had 6,850 metric tons of tungsten in its stockpiles. 
The United States consumes around 11,400 metric tons of tungsten annually, and this number is increasing.
Canada produces about 2,128 metric tons of tungsten concentrate each year. 
Bolivia produces around 1,600 metric tons of tungsten per year.
Germany produces less than 10,000 metric tons annually. 

I think you can see the problem. If we lose supply, we're ****. Canada is no closer to upping its production than the U.S. is. In fact, they are more than three years out from opening a new tungsten mine. 

The great news for the U.S. are these:
1. Our tungsten supply chain is quite diverse. China is a significant exporter to the US, but other suppliers are spain and portugal and bolivia and thailand and canada and mongolia and portugal and korea and germany and several others. 
2. The US has the economic strength to outbid other nations for available supplies - especially in the military sector, since the pentagon prints that ****. 

The bad news are these: 
1. Chyna has the local muscle to lock us out of mongolia and thailand. And it is rapidly gaining that strength in bolivia, which was recently admitted to brics. Bolivia has no history of being abused by chyna, and a new beau is the loveliest beau, especially when the old beau was abusive and the new beau brings flowers. 
2. As the turd world RAPIDLY increases its already rapid industrialization because of the brics cooperation, competition for tungsten is sure to increase. The increased competition, combined with an embargo by the chinee and its sympathizers/vassals/favor-seekers, could make already high U.S. production costs impossible for everyone but military contractors. 

The other news are these: 
1. The increased competition for tungsten will naturally and automatically cause an increase in supply.
2. Energy prices in the E.U., if they continue to use american gas, will likely free up a small amount of tungsten as Europe de-industrializes. Germany is - or was, anyway - the economic and industrial engine that drove the E.U. It has high resource costs, as it imports almost EVERYTHING, and it has high labor costs. But it had cheap energy and brilliant engineers. Those were its trump card. So it was able to be a major exporter of manufactured items. Since the loss of Russian gas, Germany has become the sick man of Europe.

31stArrival » 20 Feb 2025, 6:23 am » wrote: ↑

20 Feb 2025, 6:23 am

How do you define a family unit? single generation gap of parent child relativity 24/7.

I define a family unit since inception of the species native to this atmosphere in a compounding ratio of combined chromosomes inhabiting space living in specific ancestral positions daily up to current population in this atmosphere by the numbers occupying space daily as directly living now.

8.14 billion estimated souls living in 5 stages of ancestral development in plain sight. No alphabets needed, just integers 0-9 for anyone of any age between 0-120 years old.

Mutual means of time displaced so far, 16 great great grandparents predated 8 great grandparents lived before 4 grandparents, delivering 2 parents added each great great grandchild born on a date only calculating how to manage people controlled by power of suggestion now isn't eternity daily.

I understand all the methods used regardless the community theater practiced by 5 ancestral lineages of skin pigmentation of black, brown, yellow, red, white and the hybrids between each male and female of each ancestral linages generation gaps alive today keeping ideologies priority over survival of the species each heartbeat taking place next now.

I control my rage because my brain knows there is no other time to be alive than the moment here everyone else divides life by hypothetical possibilities 24/7 as recorded in history of every method corrupted every generation gaps living here now.

Point a finger blame any direction at any race, creed, color, national origin, gender, generation gap lived or alive and there are 3 fingers pointing back at the sole making sure nobody changes their nurtured mind cradle to grave physically or psychologically.

Ideologies corrupting biologically displaced results 24/7.

Please seat yourself.



I like the very things you hate.

Sumela » 20 Feb 2025, 10:49 am » wrote: ↑

20 Feb 2025, 10:49 am

WORD. 

In summary....China makes ****.  The US makes very little ****.

Skans » 20 Feb 2025, 11:02 am » wrote: ↑

20 Feb 2025, 11:02 am

I get it.  We have reserves but produce very little.  So, if prices for tungsten get high enough, America will mine and produce tungsten.  I'm not too worried about it.

Cannonpointer » 20 Feb 2025, 11:14 am » wrote: ↑

20 Feb 2025, 11:14 am

It would take about 7 years of concerted effort to be our own supplier, IF we had the political will - and a party switch could queer even that deal. 

But in all, I'd say it's much ado about little. Perhaps it was intended tungsten in cheek.

Cannonpointer » 20 Feb 2025, 11:11 am » wrote: ↑

20 Feb 2025, 11:11 am

Just war machines.

Sumela » 20 Feb 2025, 11:36 am » wrote: ↑

20 Feb 2025, 11:36 am

Yes, expensive and bloated budgets have produced glitchy machines like the F35.

Skans » 20 Feb 2025, 11:17 am » wrote: ↑

20 Feb 2025, 11:17 am

LOL - ok, corny, but it sure-as-**** did make me laugh out loud!  

Cannonpointer » 20 Feb 2025, 11:40 am » wrote: ↑

20 Feb 2025, 11:40 am

There were zero glitches in the profits those planes generated for our owners.

Cannonpointer » 20 Feb 2025, 9:05 am » wrote: ↑

20 Feb 2025, 9:05 am

https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and- ... ten-market

"Concerns about a trade war between the US and China and over-reliance on one supplier are driving efforts for supply chain diversification in western countries. The US already charges a 25pc duty on imported Chinese tungsten products. This could escalate under president-elect Donald Trump, who proposed tariffs of up to 60pc on imports from China during his campaign. Notably, China accounts for over 80pc of global tungsten production. Initiatives to diversify sources are under way, such as the Sangdong mine in South Korea, which is expected on line next year. In the US, the Department of Defense is providing funding opportunities for the development of domestic mining. At the moment, Guardian Metals in Nevada is the only project that could come into production in the US in the next three years."

Three years is how long - for the MOST ready U.S. source. The others would take considerably longer. 

10-15 days, 3 years - hey, close enough for idiot work.

Cannonpointer » 20 Feb 2025, 8:40 am » wrote: ↑

20 Feb 2025, 8:40 am

So we have you one record, then. When tungsten prices jump, we know that the video's prediction was factual. 

Yeah?

That's the bet, and that's the agreement - yeah?

*Beekeeper » 20 Feb 2025, 12:40 pm » wrote: ↑

20 Feb 2025, 12:40 pm

Try this one...

Tungsten Prices, News, Monitor, Market Analysis and Demand

Nice try. The ONLY hold up for mining tungsten is permitting. And you seem to want to think that Biden's slow moving bureaucratic **** would be something Trump would do. Trump has REAL people in charge that will move things along at a pace unseen in recent years if tungsten gets to be in short supply.

You're an idiot.

*Beekeeper » 20 Feb 2025, 12:40 pm » wrote: ↑

20 Feb 2025, 12:40 pm

Don't take MY word for it, try a VERY RELIABLE SOURCE!!!

Tungsten Prices, News, Monitor, Market Analysis and Demand

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Cannonpointer » 20 Feb 2025, 11:42 am » wrote: ↑

20 Feb 2025, 11:42 am

I'm a corny guy. I once bought a dachshund, because I always wanted to get a long little doggy.

Deezer Shoove » 20 Feb 2025, 11:10 am » wrote: ↑

20 Feb 2025, 11:10 am

Your poor family... You didn't name your kid Phylum, I hope.

Sumela » 19 Feb 2025, 9:40 pm » wrote: ↑

19 Feb 2025, 9:40 pm

China, like Russia, does not criminalize ***. 

But they do as a PEOPLE stigmatize it as a culture
because they know that normalizing sexual deviancy is bad for families and business.

Sumela » 17 Feb 2025, 10:49 am » wrote: ↑

17 Feb 2025, 10:49 am

China just banned the export of tungsten to all of TRANNY-ISTAN (West ****  .
Tungsten is crucial to the US Death Machine for Cuckies.  And they pissed and panicking.  

Just like MANY rare earths, minerals, metals.....China & Russia are LOADED with them.
MuriQUEER not so much.  US greatest resources are Kid Chopping & War Mongering  



https://youtu.be/ivdsyNvFq_8

JohnnyYou » 20 Feb 2025, 6:10 pm » wrote: ↑

20 Feb 2025, 6:10 pm

Steel.. Don't we need coal to make coke with ore? I heard about Solar Furnaces but I am sure Trumpocalypse won't have it.  We need workers down in the depths of the Earth in Misery,

Maybe we will figure out how to lift every one up instead of blow them up in a red balloon mushroom cloud.

Cannonpointer » 19 Feb 2025, 6:54 pm » wrote: ↑

19 Feb 2025, 6:54 pm

You are not very bright, son. Your link does not say ONE WORD about tungsten being mined in the US. Not one word.