The Trump Administration is working to outmaneuver China to ensure a US firm gains access to reserves of tungsten in Kazakhstan. The metal is a critical component used in the production of military ammunition and weaponry, as well as in medical equipment and lightbulbs. US Department of Commerce officials have been working to advance discussions involving a private US entity, Cove Kaz Capital Group LLC, and Kazakhstan’s Samruk-Kazyna sovereign wealth fund to secure development rights to two major tungsten deposits in Kazakhstan, according…