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Statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of the mineral commodity*tungsten*

Tungsten (W) is a metal with a wide range of uses, the largest of which is as tungsten carbide in cemented carbides.   Cemented carbides (also called hardmetals) are wear-resistant materials used by the metalworking, mining, and construction industries.  Tungsten metal wires, electrodes, and/or contacts are used in lighting, electronic, electrical, heating, and welding applications.  Tungsten is also used to make heavy metal alloys for armaments, heat sinks, and high-density applications, such as weights and counterweights; superalloys for turbine blades; tool steels; and wear-resistant alloy parts and coatings.  Tungsten composites are used as a substitute for lead in bullets and shot.  Tungsten chemical compounds are used in catalysts, inorganic pigments, and high-temperature lubricants.

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### **Monthly Publications**

Mineral Industry Surveys
                            - Tungsten    PDF Format:      2024: |  Jan  |  Feb  |  Mar  |  Apr  |  May  |  **Jun**  |      2023: |  Jun  |  Jul  |  Aug  |  Sep  |  Oct  |  Nov  |  Dec  |    XLSX Format:      2024: |  Jan  |  Feb  |  Mar  |  Apr  |  May  |  **Jun**  |      2023: |  Jun  |  Jul  |  Aug  |  Sep  |  Oct  |  Nov  |  Dec  |

### **Annual Publications**

Mineral Commodity Summaries
                            - Tungsten    PDF Format:  |  1996  |  1997  |  1998  |  1999  |  2000  |  2001  |  2002  |  2003  |  2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007  |  2008  |  2009  |  2010  |  2011  |  2012  | 2013  | 2014  | 2015  | 2016  | 2017  | 2018  |  2019  |  2020  |  2021  |  2022  |  2023  |  **2024**  | 
                            - Appendixes

Minerals Yearbook
                            - Tungsten    PDF Format:  |  1994  |  1995  |  1996  |  1997  |  1998  |  1999  |  2000  |  2001  |  2002  |  2003  |  2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007  |  2008  |  2009  |  2010  |  2011  |  2012  |  2013  |  2014  |  2015  |  2016  |  2017  |  2018  |  **2019**  |    XLS Format:       |  2002  |  2003  |  2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007  |  2008  |  2009  |  2010  |  2011  |  2012  |  2013  |  2014  |  2015  |  2016  |  2017  |  2018  |  **2019**  |  **2020 tables-only release**  |
                            - Archive       |  1932-1993  |
                            - Recycling-Metals

### **Special Publications**

                            - Conflict Minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Global Tungsten Processing Plants, a Critical Part of the Tungsten Supply Chain    Fact Sheet 2014-3069
                            - Critical Minerals Review 2021
                            -  Historical Statistics for Mineral and Material Commodities in the United States    Data Series 140                               - Tungsten 
                            - International Strategic Mineral Issues Summary Report - Tungsten  Circular 930-O
                            - Materials Flow of Tungsten in the United States  U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 9388
                            -  Metal Prices in the United States through 2010  Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5188
                            -  Statistical Compendium                                - Tungsten 
                            - Tungsten Deposits in the United States  USGS Data Release
                            - Tungsten Recycling in the United States in 2000    Circular 1196-R 

### **Links**

                            - International Tungsten Industry Association

### Contacts

#### Anne Hartingh

##### Mineral Commodity Specialist

National Minerals Information Center

ahartingh@usgs.gov

####             Kim Shedd (Former Employee)          

##### Scientist Emeritus (part -time)

National Minerals Information Center