China ammonium paratungstate offers (APT offers) move up further while trading keeps thin.

China tungsten concentrate prices keep increasing this week, so the ammonium paratungstate(APT) suppliers raise offers further this week.

But the trading volume remains at low level as the customers are inactive in making deals. A source from an ammonium paratungstate（APT） factory based in South China expressed that they make ammonium paratungstate offers (APT offers) at RMB212,000-213,000.

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European  ammonium paratungstate prices(APT prices) continue to increase.

Sources in the European ammonium paratungstate market(APT market) claim that the now common pattern of patchy demand shown by European consumers, and yet upward pricing movements due to increasing raw material costs in China, has once again taken hold of the European APT spot market prices.

Offering figures have moved up from USD375-385mtu in warehouse Rotterdam late last week, to between USD385-395mtu in warehouse Rotterdam as of Wednesday, and unconfirmed reports that a Japanese consumer purchased material from a China ammonium paratungstate(APT) producer above USD400mtu earlier this week led some sources to predict that the prices will continue to increaes.

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China tungsten bar market runs slowly.

The tungsten metal market runs slowly in China. The market participants are still inactive in making deals, and the market remains quiet for the moment.

As the raw materials prices move up sharply, some tungsten bar suppliers raise offers. However, the demand from the downstream tungsten mental market is weak, and the trading volume is small.

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Consumers inactive in purchasing tungsten carbide powder.

The tungsten concentrate and ammonium paratungstate prices(APT prices) move up further this week, and the tungsten carbide powder prices increase accordingly.

However, the downstream cemented carbide market is dull, and the tungsten carbide powder consumers are inactive in making deals.

An end-user for tungsten carbide powder based in North China expressed that they purchased some medium-sized tungsten carbide powder at RMB300kg.

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North American Tungsten Corporation Ltd. (the "Company") is pleased to announce:

The Company has extended its CAD$12,000,000 working capital loan facility (the "Loan") with HSBC Bank Canada (the "Bank") until December 31, 2013.

A US$12,000,000 Letter of Credit ("L/C") backing the Loan is sponsored by two directors of the Company (the "Sponsors") and has been extended for the same period. The Sponsors and the Bank have similarly extended a "Put" Agreement that allows the Bank to exchange the outstanding balance under the Loan with the Sponsors for up to the US$12,000,000 L/C.

In exchange for extending the Put Agreement and the L/C, the Company has agreed to compensate the two Sponsors in the following manner;pay the Sponsors (in US dollars) on the last day of each calendar quarter, an aggregate amount equal to 1.25% of the maximum outstanding principal amount of the L/C during the immediately preceding calendar quarter (or portion thereof), which payments will begin September 30, 2013;

Pay to the Sponsors, an aggregate amount equal to US$2,000,000 (which amount includes the US$1,500,000 originally payable by June 30, 2013 under the original sponsor agreement) on the earlier of (i) the date the Loan is paid in full; (ii) the date the Loan is put to the Sponsors pursuant to the Put Agreement; or (iii) the date the L/C is drawn upon for payment of the Loan;

the Company has agreed to extend the General Security Agreement which grants security over the Company's assets including the MacTung project to the Sponsors. This is subordinated to the security under a Reclamation Security Agreement (see News Release of October 7, 2010);

Upon certain events of default the payments due to Sponsors on the last day of each quarter increase to an aggregate amount equal to 3.0% of the maximum outstanding principal amount of the L/C during the immediately preceding calendar quarter (or portion thereof); and the payment to the Sponsors will increase to US$2,500,000 from US$2,000,000;

Rreimburse the Sponsors' expenses in respect of this transaction; and subject to the approval by the TSX Venture Exchange, the Company will issue 5,000,000 share purchase warrants each of which is exercisable at $0.20 into one common share of the Company. The share purchase warrants will expire two years after issuance.

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More disconcerting news poured out of the tungsten market last week, with Malaga filling of a Notice of Intention under the Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and Stephen Leahy stepping away from his post as CEO of North American Tungsten .

Even APT tungsten prices decided to take a breather from a three-month climb, holding steady at $365-375 per mtu, according to Metal-Pages.

With that in mind, Tungsten Investing News decided to have a look at an exploration and development company that is working on a tungsten-molybdenum-tin project in New Brunswick: Geodex Minerals.

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China tungsten export prices move up.

China tungsten prices keep increasing this week, and the traders raise offers further this week.

However, the overseas customers only purchase from hand to mouth, and watch the market for a while. An ammonium paratungstate(APT) trader based in South China expressed that they intend to make offers for APT at USD400-410mtu FOB China this week.

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Japanese tungsten market keeps quiet.

Sources in Japanese tungsten market reported to Asian Metal that the consumption for cemented carbide and other kinds of tungsten products keeps low.

Japanese tungsten market keeps quiet, as traders and consumers are inactive in purchasing materials. A consumer based in Japan stated that they have not made purchase any more.

The Japanese tungsten market keeps quite and the tungsten prices are still unchanged.

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China ammonium paratungstate (APT) uppliers hold APT offers firm.

China ammonium paratungstate market (APT market) continuous to be quiet this week, and the trading volume does not see obvious improvements now.

However, the offers keep firm owing to the high tungsten concentrate price. An APT factory based in South China, whose output is around 200 tons per month, noted that their ammonium paratungstate offers (APToffers) are firm.

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Tungsten concentrate market steady, prices unchanged.

Export prices of  origin tungsten concentrate 55-60%min held firm between USD280-285mtu CIF Asia last week, whilst lower grade material, between 50-55%min WO3, was offered between USD270-275mtu CIF Asia.

Buying activity remained steady from China and Vietnamese tungsten processors who have seen offers of domestically produced material increase rapidly over the past three months.

A European based distributor of origin tungsten concentrate explained that his sales prices for 55-60% WO3 material have held firm between USD280-285mtu CIF Asia over the past two weeks.

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