Robin Bromby gives a brief desciption of the situation...

Robin Bromby gives a brief desciption of the situation surrounding tungsten miners and mentions a couple names like Icon and Wolf but leaves Hazelwood unmentioned. I guess they are too far away from producing their first tonne of ore so I am not too much surprised.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/opinion/in-a-seemingly-parallel-universe-we-have-the-metals-markets/story-e6frg9ex-1226129258018

However, the general situation is described as favorable for all the companies involved since the tungsten price remains near its record high. Also, a couple of big names seem to be interested to get a foot in the pond so one could safely assume more takeovers or deals like JOCMEG's earn-in agreement with Vital Metals are in the cards here. A high profile partner with enough cash could boost Hazelwood's efforts significantly, too. I think we would not have to further mess around with the timing of the inner liner purchase but instead get the damn thing right away and start producing as soon as possible.