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Tungsten

The West's largest tungsten answer arrived with a cost number and a calendar. First metal is 2029.

Tungsten Mining's Mt Mulgine prefeasibility study claims the world's lowest cash cost. The investment decision is six quarters away, and the deficit its own market case describes runs through 2028 and beyond.

Tantalum Strategy Desk · September 2, 2026 · 6 min

Tantalum Strategy

The West's largest tungsten answer arrived with a cost number and a calendar. First metal is 2029.

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