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Jiangxi Tungsten Complex
A cluster of tungsten operations that anchors global tungsten supply.
OperatingProduction
Earthern Project Score
76 / 100
Operator
Independent
Country
China
Mine life
30 yrs
Capex
—
Profile
Resource, economics and jurisdiction
- Resource
- Large wolframite and scheelite resources.
- Production
- A dominant share of global tungsten concentrate output.
- Economics
- Cost and scale advantages reinforced by downstream integration.
- Infrastructure
- Integrated APT conversion capacity nearby.
- Jurisdiction
- Elevated policy risk
- Ownership
- Chinese state-linked operators
- Region
- Jiangxi
Overview
What this asset is
A cluster of tungsten operations that anchors global tungsten supply.
Methodology
Earthern Project Score 76
Version v0.1
- Resource Quality
- 85 (weight 1.2) — Grade, continuity and metallurgical complexity of the resource.
- Project Scale
- 80 (weight 1) — Annual output potential relative to the global market for its primary mineral.
- Development Stage
- 77 (weight 0.9) — How far the asset has advanced toward or through production.
- Jurisdiction
- 72 (weight 1.1) — Political stability, permitting predictability and rule of law.
- Infrastructure
- 78 (weight 0.9) — Access to power, water, transport and processing capacity.
- Economics
- 80 (weight 1.2) — Cost position and margin resilience through the price cycle.
- Strategic Importance
- 81 (weight 1) — Relevance to national critical mineral strategies and allied supply chains.
- Supply-Chain Value
- 76 (weight 1) — Whether the asset relieves a genuine downstream bottleneck.
- Sustainability
- 70 (weight 0.9) — Carbon intensity, water use, tailings approach and community standing.
- Execution Risk
- 75 (weight 1) — Technical, financing and schedule risk to reaching nameplate output. Higher is lower risk.
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