Molybdenum market quotation in China: ferro molybdenum, molybdenum powder and bar prices go up slightly at the beginning of the week. Under the influence of factors such as the slack supply of molybdenum concentrate, the rising price of steel and the continuous increase in the international molybdenum market, traders are generally active when entering the market. 

Tungsten West is currently raising cash to re-operate the Plymouth Tungsten Mine with plans to increase production at the site, which has the second-largest tungsten reserves in the Western Hemisphere. The company is moving forward with developing its aggregates business, an operation that is currently challenged by the need to increase the number of trucks traveling to and from the site.

Australian junior explorer Eclipse Metals (EPM) has unveiled "highly anomalous" results for rare earths and other metals from its Greenland prospects.

Russia's conflict over Ukraine has risen the US concerns about the ferrotungsten (FeW) supply base. Sanctions against Russian financial institutions and the suspension of major maritime suppliers have deprived Russia of the opportunity to export ferrotungsten to the U.S., market participants said.

With the help of a more powerful bulk pure tungsten, from the “Artificial Sun” to the orbital bombardment concept – our country claims a ‘big breakthrough’ with nuclear fusion reactor.

Tungsten oxide (WO_x) holds great potential for a wide range of biomedical and chemical applications. In a review, Anirudh Sharma from Shoolini University, India, focuses on research advances in doped tungsten oxide nanoparticles (NPs), particularly for applications in antibacterial and anticancer therapeutics, bioimaging, and biosensing.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

China’s tungsten concentrate, ammonium paratungstate (APT) and tungsten powder prices mainly keep stable in early March owing to soaring risk aversion in the market, and deals are limited concluded. 

China’s domestic rare earth prices showed a slight downward trend as a whole this week. In addition to the fact that downstream users are more afraid of heights, it is difficult to release transactions. The escalation of external geopolitical risks and the impact on the downstream industry of rare earths are also one of the factors that reduce the demand for rare earth raw materials.

Molybdenum market quotation in China: ferro molybdenum, molybdenum powder and oxide prices increased in the week ended on Friday, March 11, 2022. Affected by factors such as low stock of raw materials, increasing demand, rising international molybdenum prices and rising commodity prices, suppliers are generally optimistic. 

Norwest Minerals identifies a large 6 x 2 km lithium-cesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatite at Arunta West just days after discovering a significant rare earths anomaly nearby. These findings come from the ongoing analysis of 6550 multi-element soil samples covering 840 km² of the Arunta West project located on the WA/NS border.