A miner at the tungsten Atolia Mine, California in 1942, which has since closed. A majority of the current tungsten supply is mined in China. Photographer: J. R. Eyerman/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
A miner at the tungsten Atolia Mine, California in 1942, which has since closed. A majority of the current tungsten supply is mined in China. Photographer: J. R. Eyerman/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
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