Researchers from the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) recently revealed the collective friction and wear behavior of tungsten alloy balls, which are important candidate target materials for accelerator-driven subcritical systems (ADS). Results were published in the journal of Tribology International.

American CuMo Mining Corporation announced that its subsidiary International CuMo Mining Corporation (ICMC) has closed the initial tranche of the sale of silver units worth 1,089,00 US dollars based on the previously announced silver unit financing lately. Of this Initial Tranche, the company subscribed for 1,000 shares, and the subscription price was again included in ICMC’s intercompany loan to the Company.

Suddenly, the price of rare earths rose rapidly. After years of deliveries far less than promised, Lynas’s huge profits this year have proven that solid hard work can finally realize all its potential in the land of West Australia.

The world scrambles to control rare earth elements (REEs) as the elements are the vital to the industries of the future. Without them, countries will lose their industrial competitive advantages, which is why the price of REEs has been soaring and will continue to soar in the next few years.

Nicolas Kazadi told Reuters that the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is reviewing the $6 billion "mineral infrastructure" deal with Chinese investors like China Molybdenum as part of a broader review of mining contracts. Nicolas Kazadi is the Minister of Finance of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, said that the extraction of non-radioactive rare earth elements (NR-REE) is one of the new sources of income that the Perak state government is committed to increasing revenue. However, Sultan Nazrin cautioned that health, safety, and environmental factors, including the long-term interests of the country and the people, must be prioritized and can not be compromised.

Scientists at Pennsylvania State University have developed a new luminescent sensor that can be used to detect complex environmental samples, such as the rare earth element terbium (Tb) in acid mine waste. This new type of sensor relies on a protein called lanmodulin. 

Justin Maxson, Deputy Secretary of Rural Development of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), announced that in fiscal 2021, the United States Department of Agriculture has plans to invest 70 million US dollars to help the rural economy through the specific programs like Advanced Welding School that offer tungsten gas shielded welding course.

Molybdenum grease is significant for lube application. Greg Morris, Shell Lubricants Americas product application expert and grease team leader, points out that it is important to distinguish "moly" as molybdenum disulfide from organo-moly compounds.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

China’s domestic tungsten price edged lower in the week ended on Friday, August 27, 2021 after a surge since May. In addition, stated-owned companies and listed tungsten companied also reduced their long-term contract prices for the second half of August.