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Inside the South Korean mines that will provide U.S. with key metal for Iran War

Channel
NBC News
Published
May 14, 2026
BS Rank
88.2% percentile (850 of 7,171)
BS Score
89.84%
Analysis source
gemini

In South Korea, an American company is mining for rare minerals used to make weapons and ammunition. Trade tensions with China have strained access to the mineral, tungsten, and the war with Iran is forcing the U.S. to find even more of it. NBC’s Janis Mackey Frayer reports from South Korea.

In South Korea, an American company is mining for rare minerals used to make weapons and ammunition. Trade tensions with China have strained access to the mineral, tungsten, and the war with Iran is forcing the U.S. to find even more of it. NBC’s Janis Mackey Frayer reports from South Korea.

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