Latest Tungsten News

Flynn Gold has ramped up its diamond drilling program at the Firetower Gold-Tungsten Project in northern Tasmania, expanding from three to ten holes totalling 1,600 metres. The move aims to test high-grade extensions and support a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate amid critical mineral supply pressures.

Dart Mining has acquired a vast tenement package in the mineral-rich Pine Creek Orogen, adding gold, copper, uranium, and tungsten prospects to its portfolio while raising A$1.3 million to fund exploration.

Almonty Industries is set to join the prestigious Russell 1000 and 3000 indexes in June 2026, marking a significant milestone that highlights its growth and operational progress amid rising tungsten demand.

Critical Resources Limited showcased its diversified critical metals portfolio and advanced battery tech at its 2026 AGM, spotlighting growth prospects in lithium, gold, and base metals across Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.

QEM Limited has pushed back the deadline to complete due diligence on its planned acquisition of two U.S. critical minerals projects, citing legal and environmental concerns that require further investigation.

Viking Mines reports a major metallurgical breakthrough at its Linka Tungsten Project, achieving a 62.5% WO3 concentrate at 59.8% recovery using combined gravity and flotation processing on a larger 10 kg sample, significantly improving previous results and validating a low-capex flowsheet ahead of maiden drilling.

Western Ridge Resources has quintupled its Keystone Project footprint in Nevada, adding nearly 5,000 acres of prospective ground with historic mining activity but no modern exploration.

Red Mountain Mining has locked in 100% ownership of the Pioneer Tungsten Project in Montana, an advanced asset with historic drilling pointing to promising tungsten grades. The company plans to kick off drilling in June 2026, capitalising on near-record tungsten prices and US government efforts to secure domestic critical mineral supplies.

Critical Resources Limited’s initial sampling at the Lammerlaw Gold Project in New Zealand has verified high-grade gold mineralisation at Devils Creek and revealed a fresh 600-metre arsenic soil anomaly, setting the stage for focused follow-up exploration.

American Tungsten & Antimony Ltd has confirmed a large tungsten soil anomaly and high-grade surface mineralisation at its Tennessee Mountain project in Nevada, setting the stage for a maiden drill program to test extensions of a fertile tungsten-molybdenum skarn system.

Independent analysis by the University of Tasmania’s CODES endorses Right Resources’ Pilot Project as a Reduced Intrusion-Related Gold System, highlighting significant gold and tungsten prospectivity in Tumbarumba, NSW.

Terrain Minerals has extended its induced polarisation survey by 4km over three historically significant gold targets at Smokebush, applying the same technique that revealed the 600-metre Lightning chargeability anomaly, with results and a maiden resource estimate due in July 2026.