The country’s largest magnesium supplier shut down. Now what?

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By Leia LarsenDec 23, 2025, 9:30 am389 ptsTop
Only a few years ago, if you popped open a can of soda anywhere in the United States, the container you held more likely than not contained bits of magnesium harvested from the Great Salt Lake. Now, the country’s supply of the critical mineral looks uncertain. The largest producer, US Magnesium, filed for…

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