North American Tungsten reactivates Canadian tungsten mine

摘要

North American Tungsten has reactivated its CanTung tungsten mine in Canada's Northwest Territories. The mine is expected to become the western world's largest tungsten mine.North American Tungsten said that the mine will produce about300 kt/a (330,000 stpy). of tungsten concentrate. And it has presold all of that production to Sandvik, of Sweden, and Osram, of Germany. Those companies are North American Tungsten's partners in the CanTung Mine. Sandvik and Osram have also taken an option to participate in the development of the Mactung mining project, located 180 km (110 miles) northwest of CanTung.