@stevewetherill@oldbytes.space
2026-06-01 19:46 UTC
My other life. Here exploring abandoned Nightingale Tungsten ore (Scheelite) mine in remote north west Nevada. The mine was opened in 1917 and closed in 1956 after the demands of the Korean War subsided. Apparently Tungsten is used for armor piercing munitions.
https://youtube.com/shorts/uCK3M25BuwA
#explorenevada #overlanding
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@haitchfive@oldbytes.space 2026-06-01 20:18
@stevewetherill@oldbytes.space Near-spelunking.
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@arclight@oldbytes.space 2026-06-02 06:33
@stevewetherill@oldbytes.space Tungsten is incredibly dense and incredibly hard which makes it very useful for machine tools, radiation shielding, and ammunition though depleted uranium has mostly replaced tungsten for ammunition use.