Billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson is betting big on America’s scramble for critical minerals. The Pentagon aims to create a domestic supply of antimony, often linked to precious metals like gold. A historic mine in Idaho, once a crucial WWII site, now holds the key to this new gold mine. The Yellow Pine Pit, with its wartime significance and hidden deposits of stibnite – the mineral at the heart of the hunt for antimony – is poised to bring Paulson significant profits.
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