Analysts see options for US despite China’s mineral export controls

FILE - A Chinese villager weighs antimony he collected from a mine at Lengshuijiang in China's southern province of Hunan, Aug. 10, 2003. China is the largest producer of antimony and is starting export controls of the mineral beginning Sept. 15, 2024. This 1-centimeter crystal of antimony weighs 2 grams.

China’s launch of export controls on antimony and certain superhard materials starting September 15 is a reminder, analysts say, that the United States needs to expand its sourcing of the critical mineral as the tech rivalry between the world’s two biggest economies continues.