Collected by Chinatungsten Online-Hazelwood Resources (ASX: HAZ) expects to start in February 2013 hot commissioning of its ATC Ferrotungsten Project in Vietnam.
First saleable product is expected in the March quarter of 2013.

The company has passed the necessary operating resolutions and is now using funds raised from the recent Entitlement Issue and Shortfall Offer, which is still in progress, to procure first fill inventory items.

These include tungsten concentrate for feedstock, ferrotungsten metal liner, ferrosilicon, coke, scrap iron and electrode paste.

Recruitment of production workers from the local catchment area has also commenced.

Ferrotungsten prices, which are a typical seasonal low, are still trading at levels around the long term average premium relative to tungsten concentrate.

This is projected to provide positive operating margins, even during the hot commissioning and ramp-up phase. 

Ferrotungsten from ATC will be sold under an Agency Agreement with Wogen Resources, who are also providing sales finance on each consignment. 

The ATC Ferrotungsten Project is the largest capacity plant outside of China and its design is believed to be the most advanced in the world. Ferrotungsten is used in the production of high speed steels, tool steels and temperature resistant alloys.

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Collected by Chinatungsten Online-Blackheath Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BHR) is pleased to report results from the first two drill holes on the Covas Tungsten Project in northern Portugal. The Phase 1 drilling program is designed to confirm and test known skarn-related mineral zones and extensions as well as new targets at Covas. Five diamond drill holes have been completed so far on the Telheira zone. 

Collected by Chinatungsten Online-Larson Jewelers is now carrying the latest designer Thorsten styles with diamond settings. With plenty of time left in the holiday shopping season, their timing could not have been better. This addition to their tungsten wedding bands line solidifies their reputation for having the most styles of alternative metal wedding bands and the best quality in the industry.

The mainstream scrap tungsten price maintains steady. The transaction price excluding tax of domestic blade is ￥171.00-￥174.00/kg; imported blade is ￥182-186/kg; scrap tungsten bit still concentrates on ￥187.00-￥191.00/kg scrap pure tungsten block is ￥208.00-￥213.00/kg.

The price of the content of scrap tungsten grinding material which is more than 70W is ￥1.70 per kilogram tungsten, 50W-70W is ￥1.60 per kilogram tungsten, 30W-40W is ￥1.40 per kilogram tungsten, 10-20W is ￥0.80 per kilogram tungsten while 8W-10W is ￥0.70 per kilogram tungsten.

With falling price of tungsten concentrate, tungsten miners are bit more willing to ship, however, low demand still leads to low transaction volume although the resource of scrap tungsten is short.

Scrap tungsten market, whose mainstream price is solid while some scrap tungsten with low grade exist zone of agreement. Scrap tungsten suppliers, which are affected by the downward of tungsten concentrate price, their attitude become more cautious and more willing to wait and see. Chinatungsten Online predicts scrap tungsten prices will keep steady generally but falling feebly.

In the international market, tungsten concentrate prices show its trend to move up constantly. By the night of 21^st, the guiding price of MB ferrotungsten in warehouse Rotterdam maintains $43.00-44.00 per kilogram tungsten, the highest level has increased $0.50; the quotation of ammonium paratungstate keeps $304.00-330.00/mtu.

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