Tungsten is nearly as hard as diamond and has a high energy density, making it an important material in weapons, autos, electric car batteries, semiconductors and industrial cutting machines.

China will start limiting exports of critical metal tungsten this weekend, just as alternatives to Chinese suppliers of the metal are reopening. Tungsten is an extremely hard metal used in weapons and ...

A prefeasibility study (PFS) has confirmed the technical and financial viability of a six-million-tonne-a-year mining and processing operation at Mt Mulgine. The project has maiden mineral ore ...

Important everyday products—from plastics to detergents—are made through chemical reactions that mostly use precious metals ...