National Minerals Information Center
Tungsten Statistics and Information
Tungsten (W) is a metal with a wide range of uses, the largest of which is as tungsten carbide in cemented carbides. Cemented carbides (also called hardmetals) are wear-resistant materials used by the metalworking, mining, and construction industries. Tungsten metal wires, electrodes, and/or contacts are used in lighting, electronic, electrical, heating, and welding applications. Tungsten is also used to make heavy metal alloys for armaments, heat sinks, and high-density applications, such as weights and counterweights; superalloys for turbine blades; tool steels; and wear-resistant alloy parts and coatings. Tungsten composites are used as a substitute for lead in bullets and shot. Tungsten chemical compounds are used in catalysts, inorganic pigments, and high-temperature lubricants.
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Special Publications
- Conflict Minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Global Tungsten Processing Plants, a Critical Part of the Tungsten Supply Chain
Fact Sheet 2014-3069 - Historical Statistics for Mineral and Material Commodities in the United States
Data Series 140 - International Strategic Mineral Issues Summary Report - Tungsten
Circular 930-O - Materials Flow of Tungsten in the United States
U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 9388 - Metal Prices in the United States through 2010
Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5188 - Statistical Compendium
- Tungsten Deposits in the United States
USGS Data Release - Tungsten Recycling in the United States in 2000
Circular 1196-R