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Tungsten

Tungsten is a hard, dense metallic element with the highest melting point of all metals, widely used in industrial and military applications. The metal is primarily extracted from wolframite and scheelite ores and is valued for its exceptional strength, heat resistance and density. Tungsten's main industrial use is in the production of tungsten carbide, a compound used to manufacture cutting tools, drill bits, mining equipment and wear-resistant parts. The metal is also essential in the production of high-speed steel alloys, which retain hardness at elevated temperatures. Other significant applications include filaments for lighting, electrodes for welding, radiation shielding and components in aerospace and defence systems. China dominates global tungsten production, accounting for the majority of mine output and processing capacity, while other producers include Vietnam, Russia and Rwanda. Tungsten is classified as a critical mineral by many governments, including the United States and members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, owing to its strategic importance and supply concentration risks. Demand for tungsten is driven by manufacturing, construction, mining and defence sectors, with prices sensitive to industrial activity and geopolitical factors. The metal's scarcity outside China and its role in advanced manufacturing have prompted efforts to diversify supply chains and develop new deposits in North America, Europe and Australia. Tungsten is traded primarily as concentrates, ferrotungsten and ammonium paratungstate, with pricing typically benchmarked in metric tonne units.

Tungsten News


Tungsten
PFS confirms Tungsten Mining's Mt Mulgine as potentially world's lowest cost operation
1st September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

A prefeasibility study (PFS) for ASX-listed Tungsten Mining's Mt Mulgine project, in Western Australia, confirms the potential for the world's largest, lowest-cost tungsten development. The... 


Exploration works
Early samples from Rome Resources' options in New Brunswick confirm tin, tungsten mineralisation
27th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed explorer Rome Resources has reported promising tin and tungsten mineralisation on its optioned claims in New Brunswick, Canada, with a field campaign underway and targeted sampling and... 


Hemerdon mine
UK gov makes strategic £71m investment to fully fund Tungsten West's Hemerdon mine restart
25th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The UK Government has committed up to £71-million through the National Wealth Fund to support the restart of Aim-listed Tungsten West's historic Hemerdon mine in Devon, securing access to one of... 


Tungsten mineralisation
Australian tungsten explorer Apollo expands drill target footprint in France
24th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Apollo Minerals has identified additional zones of tungsten mineralisation at the Couflens project, in France, which has expanded the targeting footprint of the historical Salau mine and... 


American Tungsten's newly acquired Del Sol refinery
American Tungsten subsidiary engages US Department of Energy for potential $18m funding
20th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed American Tungsten and Antimony's US subsidiary Trigg Minerals has been selected by the US Department of Energy (US DoE) for a potential financial award of up to $18-million. The US DoE... 


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Almonty posts meaningful Q2 net income gains
12th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Having worked more than a decade to build towards revenue generation from the Sangdong tungsten mine in South Korea, Nasdaq- and Frankfurt-listed Almonty Industries has reported a 498% year-on-year... 


Antimony mineralisation
Blue Moon Metals secures massive tungsten, antimony land tenure in western US
12th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V- and Nasdaq-listed Blue Moon Metals has acquired a portfolio of 33 tungsten and antimony projects in the western US region, all of which are close to the company's Springer Complex, in... 


El Moto project area
Spanish miner Abenójar Tungsten confirms promising European project
5th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

European tungsten developer Abenójar Tungsten confirms the El Moto project, in Spain, as a long-life and high-margin tungsten operations with an after-tax internal rate of return of 62% at base... 


Location map of new Eleonore North licences in East Greenland with prospective Caledonian intrusions
GreenX expands Greenland gold, critical minerals portfolio
4th August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-, London- and Germany-listed GreenX Metals has been granted two new exploration licences in Greenland, giving it exclusive rights to about 1 600 km2 of tenure prospective for reduced... 


Rare earths on the periodic table
Trump orders restrictions on export of critical minerals scrap, White House officials say
31st July 2026 By: Reuters

US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order giving federal officials the power to block exports of old batteries and other electronic waste filled with critical minerals, part of a... 


An image of tungsten samples from Viking
Independent concept processing study completed for Viking Mines’ Nevada project
30th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Viking Mines informs that minerals processing company Mineral Technologies has completed an independent concept processing study for the Linka tungsten project, in Nevada, in the US,... 


Trinity Metals launches sonic drilling programme at Rwanda mine
Trinity Metals launches sonic drilling programme at Rwanda mine
29th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Rwanda-based mining company Trinity Metals has begun its inaugural sonic drilling programme at the Nyakabingo mine. The drilling programme comprises up to 106 planned drill holes at depths ranging... 


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Makenita Resources extends its tungsten exploration footprint in New Brunswick
27th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Junior mining exploration company Makenita Resources has acquired additional mineral claims at its Sisson West tungsten project, in New Brunswick, Canada. The company has now more than doubled the... 


Tungsten
Tungsten major Almonty also delists from ASX
24th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Having announced its voluntary delisting from the TSX effective July 31, tungsten miner Almonty Industries also intends to delist its shares from the ASX from September 1. The company's shares... 


Almonty's Sangdong mine, in South Korea
Tungsten major Almonty to delist from TSX
20th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nasdaq-, ASX- and TSX-listed tungsten miner Almonty Industries has advised it will voluntarily delist from the TSX effective July 31. Given that the majority of the company's daily trading volume... 


EQ Resources tungsten mine
Australia's EQ Resources surges as billionaire Andrew Forrest takes 16.8% stake
20th July 2026 By: Reuters

Shares of EQ Resources jumped more than 34% on Monday after the tungsten producer said Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest would acquire a 16.8% stake in the company. Wonongarra, an... 


Africa should have infrastructure that connects its countries
Innovatively expanding infrastructure to accommodate diverse value chains likely to boost Africa's economies
17th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Uganda, in 2015, worked with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to build roads in the eastern DRC, which enabled goods manufactured in Uganda to be exported to this region, benefitting Uganda... 


Tungsten mining at Sangdong mine, in South Korea
Almonty secures longer term, higher volume and improved pricing with offtake amendment
15th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Global tungsten producer Almonty Industries has entered into an amended offtake agreement with its long-term customer Global Tungsten & Powders, covering tungsten concentrate produced from Phase 1... 


Defender-Pine Crow project area in Nevada
Great Western confirms tungsten zones ahead of drill programme in Nevada
7th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed Great Western Mining Corporation has found significant tungsten mineralisation from its latest sampling programme at the Defender-Pine Crow project, in Nevada, US. Four new machine-cut... 


Almonty tungsten mining at Sangdong in South Korea
Almonty reaches first tungsten processing throughput in South Korea
2nd July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nasdaq- and ASX-listed tungsten producer Almonty Industries has started processing operations at its Sangdong mine, in South Korea. The company this month started feeding stockpiled run-of-mine... 


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