The new finding in ancient tungsten iron ore contradicts the theory of the mysteriously lost oxygen of the Earth 2 billion years ago. The Earth didn't always have this much oxygen. About 2.4 billion years ago, the rise of cyanobacteria and shifting of tectonic plates breathed new life into our planet, triggering a Great Oxidation Event (GOE).

A 90% lithium extraction rate has been realized by an international research team led by the Monash University of Australia. The team has developed an innovative new filtration method that makes the extraction of lithium in only a few hours, accelerating us toward energy future.

ANCA, an Australian manufacturer of machine tools, is teaming up with national science agency CSIRO, Sutton Tools and the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) to develop and bring to market a new hybrid manufacturing platform that combines additive and subtractive capabilities. The new and potentially disruptive system will be designed to manufacture tungsten custom cutting tools. 

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

China’s black tungsten concentrate price declined to a six-month low this week on lower offers from traders and sluggish market demand, while the ammonium paratungstate (APT) export price remained steady with few trades heard.

The rare earth price in China was in the downward trend in the week ended on Friday April 3, 2020 due to sluggish demand both at home and abroad. Market participants held negative view on the market and declined their offers for most products. 

The molybdenum price in China bottomed out in the week ended on Friday April 3, 2020 as downstream users became active in stocking up, boosting market confidence.

Tesla is working on a bid to deploy one of the biggest battery systems in the world with 244 Megapacks, the company's latest giant battery system, on a Hawaii to replace traditional power plants. This is also an important part of Tesla's deployment in the energy business. According to foreign media reports on March 30.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has shared the first pictures showing its new all-electric X-57 Maxwell plane on Twitter, which will be 500 percent more efficient than conventional aircraft while producing zero emissions and less noise pollution. The X-57 Maxwell aircraft will be the first manned X-plane produced by the administration in the past two decades and is designed to help develop standards for future all-electric aircraft, according to Mail Online report.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

China tungsten market remained weak in the first trading of April due to cautious sentiment of downstream users and low trading activity. Ammonium paratungstate (APT) exporters experienced a slow market, while unrecovered downstream manufacturing, such as the automobile industry, in China also dragged the domestic tungsten market price down.

Lithium isotopes system, a sensitive geochemical tracer, can be used to track a wide range of geological processes and sources. Recently, sources and a proposal for comprehensive exploitation of lithium brine deposits in the Qaidam Basin on the northern Tibetan Plateau depending on the lithium isotopes have been unveiled by researchers. And the thorough understanding of the origin and distribution of lithium brine deposits is the foundation for lithium resource exploration, development, and utilization.