Credit: XPSAmerican Tungsten & Antimony (ATAA) has produced the first antimony ingots from its Antimony Canyon project in Utah. XPS, a subsidiary of Glencore (LON: GLEN), which provided smelting support to the project, called the ingots a "metallurgical milestone.” China is the primary player in the global antimony supply chain, accounting for 48% of mine production in 2023. Through its Antimony Canyon project, ATAA is working to position itself as an emerging critical-mineral company focused on building a Western supply chain. XPS received about 100 kilograms of hand-sorted stibnite from the Antimony Canyon project, which it smelted into metal ingots and buttons.