Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-opinion-australia-tungsten-mine-us-war-defense-china/ From the post: >>Near a windswept beach off the southern coast of Australia lies a weirdly accurate indicator of global conflict. Sprawling over 80 hectares (200 acres) between a platypus stream and a penguin colony, the Dolphin Mine was for many years the biggest employer on King Island, a speck of 1,600 people halfway between Tasmania and the Australian mainland. The only other industries are cattle, tourism, fishing and kelp. As one of the world’s largest deposits of tungsten — a preternaturally tough metal used to harden bullets, shells and armor plating — the pit has risen and fallen through more than a century of war and peace.