RE: Tungsten price news9 Sep 2019 10:41
Morning mogwhy
My take in the tungsten price situation is as follows:-
1. Most of the miners have contracts in place for the sale / purchase of large amounts of what they produce, WRES as we know has two customers who have between them contracted to take 80% of our production.
2. Companies who purchase tungsten on the open market are not likely to buy any more than the bare minimum that they currently need, because all of them are aware of the circa 30,000 tons that Fanya have been instructed to auction off on the 16th / 17th of September, by the Chinese government.
3. Given the above the price of tungsten is currently stuck where it is, BUT, the Fanya stockpile being auctioned, whilst currently causing a depressive effect upon the price, is, when all said and done simply a blip, 30,000 tons is approx 4 months worth of the current worldwide production level, and it is not going to depress prices for long.
4. Most major commentators are still saying that demand for tungsten will outstrip supply, and that can only lead to prices increasing over the coming months and years, which in turn will lead to a much higher SP for WRES.
I believe that most of the people invested here understand the above and that is why they are still invested, it is certainly why I am still waiting after 7 years.