Molybdenum market quotation in China: the latest prices of sodium molybdate, ammonium heptamolvbdate and molybdenum powder are unchanged from the previous trading day. Supported by firm molybdenum concentrate market, sellers were reluctant to reduce product prices despite of pressure of weak demand. The new offers for molybdenum concentrate from Heilongjiang large molybdenum mine stood at RMB 1,840-1,870/mtu, which boosted the whole market. 

Tungsten exports and copper imports market changes will reflect the world economic situation in advance. They are both high-profiled issue and become very important factors to this long-term Sino-US opposition. 

Tungsten armor-piercing ammunition has been developed successfully in Vietnam according to the report from the Vietnam Army Defense Channel on May 17th. After a series of live test, US M548 crawler-type chassis are modified to 37mm, 76mm, 85mm and 105mm self-propelled guns respectively in the rifle ground of the 9th Military Region in Anjiang Province, western Vietnam.

Rare earth ore has been discovered in Vanadium-Titanium magnetite area in Hongge Panzhihua city. Through the 1:50,000 mineral geological survey, the Permian (262.4~258.9Ma) igneous carbonate-fluorocarbon strontium mineralized alkaline complex was first discovered.