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Viking Mines tungsten discovery in Nevada

Overview

Viking Mines Ltd reported the discovery of high-grade tungsten material within historic waste dumps at its Linka project in Nevada. Sampling revealed assays reaching up to 1.8% tungsten trioxide (WO3). The company indicated that material discarded from 1950s mining operations could potentially be processed using modern sensor-based ore-sorting technology to bolster domestic supplies of the metal, which is considered critical for industrial and defense applications.

Following these findings, the US Bureau of Land Management has granted Viking Mines approval to collect a 907-tonne bulk sample from the Linka tungsten project. The company plans to process this sample to produce high-grade concentrate intended for US-based refineries.

Entities

Nevada · Eric Sondergaard · Linka tungsten project · Agnico Eagle · Nunavut

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Timeline

  1. 17 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 9 sources
    Global mining firms announce major project developments and contracts

    Mining firms report major progress: Forrestania secures a $145m gold contract in Australia, Viking Mines gains tungsten sampling approval in Nevada, and Rio2 receives copper mine expansion clearance in Peru.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Viking Mines finds high-grade tungsten in Nevada waste dumps

    Viking Mines reported high‑grade tungsten (up to 1.8% WO3) in historic waste dumps at its Nevada Linka project, supporting US critical‑mineral goals and attracting policy backing.

Sources

australianmining.com.au · brisbanetimes.com.au · businessday.com.au · m.smh.com.au · mining.com.au · norskeanlegg.no · smh.com.au · theage.com.au · thewest.com.au

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