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Korea Zinc Co.

South Korean smelting company

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Jan 4, 2026

What would it take (investment, processing facilities, time) for the U.S. to turn Venezuelan raw minerals into secure, domestic inputs for defense manufacturing?

Turning Venezuelan raw minerals into secure, domestic inputs for U.S. defense manufacturing would require tens of billions in upstream investment, new U.S.-based processing and smelting capacity, and ...

Jan 3, 2026

What partnerships or alternative sources can US defense contractors use instead of Venezuelan minerals?

U.S. defense contractors seeking to reduce reliance on Venezuelan-sourced minerals have several realistic pathways: ally-shoring of upstream mines and downstream refining (notably Brazil and Canada), ...