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Thailand tungsten concentrate production
~200-400 t WO3 per year
Thailand produces an estimated 200-400 tonnes per year of tungsten concentrate (WO3 basis) from small-scale wolframite and scheelite operations in Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Mae Hong Son per USGS Mineral Yearbook and DPIM data. The country was historically a top-five global tungsten producer in the 1970s-1980s but the industry consolidated as China's tungsten dominance compressed global pricing. Recent moves by the US Inflation Reduction Act and EU Critical Raw Materials Act to diversify tungsten supply chains have triggered renewed exploration interest, with a handful of junior miners reactivating Thai concession applications.
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Thailand produces an estimated 200-400 tonnes per year of tungsten concentrate (WO3 basis) from small-scale wolframite and scheelite operations in Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Mae Hong Son per USGS Mineral Yearbook and DPIM data. The country was historically a top-five global tungsten producer in the 1970s-1980s but the industry consolidated as China's tungsten dominance compressed global pricing. Recent moves by the US Inflation Reduction Act and EU Critical Raw Materials Act to diversify tungsten supply chains have triggered renewed exploration interest, with a handful of junior miners reactivating Thai concession applications.
Thailand produces an estimated 200-400 tonnes per year of tungsten concentrate (WO3 basis) from small-scale wolframite and scheelite operations in Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Mae Hong Son per USGS Mineral Yearbook and DPIM data. The country was historically a top-five global tungsten producer in the 1970s-1980s but the industry consolidated as China's tungsten dominance compressed global pricing. Recent moves by the US Inflation Reduction Act and EU Critical Raw Materials Act to diversify tungsten supply chains have triggered renewed exploration interest, with a handful of junior miners reactivating Thai concession applications.
Time scope
2022-2024 average
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Interpretation notes
What this tells you
Thailand produces an estimated 200-400 tonnes per year of tungsten concentrate (WO3 basis) from small-scale wolframite and scheelite operations in Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Mae Hong Son per USGS Mineral Yearbook and DPIM data. The country was historically a top-five global tungsten producer in the 1970s-1980s but the industry consolidated as China's tungsten dominance compressed global pricing. Recent moves by the US Inflation Reduction Act and EU Critical Raw Materials Act to diversify tungsten supply chains have triggered renewed exploration interest, with a handful of junior miners reactivating Thai concession applications.
What not to do with it
Tungsten production is small-scale and variable year-on-year as artisanal and mid-tier producers respond to APT (ammonium paratungstate) price signals.
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