THE metal gallium, which is the latest discovery among the recognized elements, was first seen by M. Lecoq de Boisbaudran in the autumn of the year 1875, and so named by him in honor of the land ...

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An curved arrow pointing right. You definitely shouldn't mess around with mercury, but if you want a safe, similar, tactile experience, a metal called Gallium is widely available online.

Similar to tungsten, gallium is a metal which currently has export restrictions from China in place, and of which the U.S. has no domestic mined production and as a result is 100% import reliant.

China already implemented export restrictions on gallium, and sister metal germanium, in mid-2023, and in December 2024, it announced an outright export ban of gallium, germanium and antimony ...

If further work confirms these preliminary results, gallium could become a valuable co-product of Guardian Metal’s tungsten operations. Guardian Metal Resources is advancing its exploration ...