Current and Foreseen Tungsten Production in Portugal, and the Need of Safeguarding the Access to Relevant Known Resources

The economic and strategic importance of tungsten is widely recognized, but several concerns exist on its stable future supply. Portugal is one of the main tungsten producers in Europe, having generated ≈121 kt of contained tungsten in mineral concentrates from 1910 to 2020, i.e., ≈3.3% of the globa...

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Main Authors: António Mateus, Catarina Lopes, Luís Martins, Mário Abel Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Resources
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/10/6/64