European mining company W Resources PLC stated that its wholly-owned subsidiary Iberian Resources Portugal (IRP) has obtained a mining license for Régua tungsten mine project from the Portuguese Energy and Geology Directorate (DGEG).

Venture Minerals Limited has initiated an underground feasibility study at its Mount Lindsay Tin-Tungsten Project in Tasmania with the aim of further developing its tin and tungsten resources.

Australian mineral exploration company, Eclipse Metals Ltd, is advancing the Ivittuut cryolite mine and undeveloped mineral resources, including a large REEs (rare earth elements) bearing carbonate deposit in Greenland.

Resource-based areas are special types of areas developed by mining and processing natural resources such as local minerals and forests. Promoting the high-quality development of resource-based regions is an important guarantee for safeguarding national resource and energy security, an important link in improving the regional coordinated development system and mechanism, and an important measure to accelerate the shortcomings of transformation and development. 

As News Web reported on November 12, 2021 that " Tungsten Cube Craze Hasn’t Helped Heavy Metal Suppliers Cash In"

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Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

China tungsten price remains weak adjustment on November 15, 2021 as traders received few inquiries from overseas markets and domestic demand also keeps weak. 

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

China’s domestic tungsten price was in the downward trend in the week ended on Friday, November 12, 2021 affected by sluggish demand and increased supply of raw materials. The decline in new guide prices for the first half of this month also weakened market confidence. 

Rare earth market quotation in China: terbium oxide, neodymium oxide and dysprosium oxide prices decline slightly at the beginning of the week due to low buying appetite of traders with the impact of capital shortage. 

At the beginning of the week, the prices of molybdenum powder, ferro molybdenum and molybdenum concentrate prices continue the weakness when the market is quiet with low trading activity. 

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