Production of Antimony (1970-2018)

Mining & Minerals - Evaluations / Critical Mineral Resources

A lustrous gray metalloid, it is found in nature mainly as the sulfide mineral stibnite. Antimony compounds have been known since ancient times and were powdered for use as medicine and cosmetics, often known by the Arabic name kohl.

Nowadays, antimony is used for many technological and industrial purposes. Antimony is used as a hardening alloy for lead, especially in storage batteries and cable sheaths, and also used in bearing metal, type metal, solder, collapsible tubes and foil, sheet and pipes, and semiconductor technology. Stibnite is used for metal antifriction alloys, metal type, shot, batteries and in the manufacture of fireworks. Antimony salts are used in the rubber and textile industries, in medicine and glassmaking.

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