Ann: Tungsten Output at Mt Carbine Increases, page-6

Another interesting find while search for tungsten stories.

The Payne Institute for Public Policy (Colorado School of Mines) published a report titled The state of critical minerals report 2023.

It talked about the shortage of critical metals and mainly referred to the main ones, copper, nickel, lithium and cobalt. There were a few mentions of tungsten but very little detail.

However, in Chapter 5 on page 51
The Future of Mining
5.2 Sustainable Mining Technologies
5.2.3 Mineral Processing and Metallurgy
Advanced Ore Sorting
Using sensors and AI, ore sorting technology can identify and separate valuable minerals from waste
material early in the production process. A typical example is TOMRA Mining’s X-Ray Transmission (XRT)
which has been very helpful in delivering value across various operations. The use of this equipment at
Australia’s Mt Carbine mine helps to achieve high purity tungsten for the processing plant, resulting in
significant cost savings. TOMRA XRT in 2015 recovered one of the largest diamonds in recorded history
at Lucara’s Karowe Mine in Botswana.

My comment
Out of the blue, it refers to the ore sorting as a future mining change. So maybe Kevin and team are doing something that is different and cutting edge and they are about to do the same in Spain.