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Op-ed: Tariffs can help revitalise US mineral production: a case study of tungsten

Supply and demand linked

Gregory Wischer*
 Piece of Hubnerite mineral from Pasto Bueno, Peru. A mineral consisting of manganese tungsten oxide with black monoclinic prismatic submetallic crystals with fine striations. Credit: Alone tattoo mau, via Shutterstock

Piece of Hubnerite mineral from Pasto Bueno, Peru. A mineral consisting of manganese tungsten oxide with black monoclinic prismatic submetallic crystals with fine striations. Credit: Alone tattoo mau, via Shutterstock

Tariffs have been a part of US minerals policy since the country's founding. Lead received tariff protection in 1790, copper and mercury in 1883, and zinc and tungsten in 1909. More recently, the Trump...

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