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Pentagon Deploys $1 Billion to Secure Antimony as China Cuts Supply by 97%
Pentagon Deploys $1 Billion to Secure Antimony as China Cuts Supply by 97% Canada NewsWir...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\nPentagon Deploys $1 Billion to Secure Antimony as China Cuts Supply by 97%\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\n\n\nEquity Insider News Commentary\nIssued on behalf of RUA GOLD Inc.\nVANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 29, 2025 /CNW/ -- Equity Insider News Commentary – Antimony prices have surged above $40,000 per ton as Western nations scramble to replace Chinese supply following export restrictions that slashed shipments by 97%[1]. The Pentagon recently deployed nearly $1 billion in October 2025 to rebuild domestic antimony stockpiles for defense applications including ammunition, night vision systems, and nuclear weapons[2]. This critical-minerals crisis has positioned Western antimony developers as strategic national security assets, creating unprecedented opportunities for RUA GOLD Inc. (TSXV: RUA) (OTCQB: NZAUF), Nova Minerals Limited (NASDAQ: NCM), Americas Gold and Silver Corporation (NYSE-American: USAS) (TSX: USA), and International Tower Hill Mines (NYSE-American: THM) (TSX: ITH).\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarket analysts at Future Markets Insights project the global antimony market will expand from $2.15 billion in 2025 to $3.17 billion by 2035, driven by defense stockpiling, flame retardant demand, and battery applications[3]. With Montana's only operating antimony smelter expanding capacity 400% and government contracts flowing to domestic producers[4], Western antimony miners are capturing unprecedented strategic value as supply chain security trumps traditional commodity economics.\nRUA GOLD Inc. (TSXV: RUA) (OTCQB: NZAUF) is emerging as a strategic player in the critical minerals space, controlling what may be one of the Western world's most significant undeveloped antimony resources at a time when global supply chains face unprecedented disruption. With China's antimony export restrictions, New Zealand formally designating it as a critical mineral earlier this year, RUA GOLD's dual-commodity gold-antimony projects in the historically prolific Reefton Goldfield are attracting increasing institutional attention.\nThe company rec...