{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":300,"width":600,"title":"EP 180 | Tungsten \u2013 Part 2: Key Technical Considerations for Tungsten Projects","description":"In Part 2 of Snowden Optiro's Fresh Thinking tungsten series, Senzeni Mandava Matondi, Laurie Hassall and Melanie Bulley discuss the key technical considerations for tungsten projects from a resource geology perspective. Building on Part 1's exploration of tungsten markets, pricing and global supply chains, this episode shifts the focus to deposit geology, mineralogy, assaying, metallurgical recovery and geometallurgy. The discussion explores:  Tungsten deposit types: The geological characteristics of skarn, quartz vein, stockwork, granite-related and stratabound deposits. Scheelite and wolframite: Why identifying the dominant tungsten mineral is important for exploration, processing and recovery. Exploration and assaying: The use and limitations of fluorescence, analytical methods, quality control and historical assay data. Tungsten grade reporting: The distinction between elemental tungsten (W) and tungsten trioxide (WO\u2083), and why consistent reporting is important. Metallurgical recovery: How mineralogy, grain size, liberation and ore sorting can influence processing. Geometallurgy and resource classification: The importance of understanding geological and metallurgical variability when evaluating tungsten projects.  The episode highlights why tungsten grade alone does not provide a complete picture of a project's technical characteristics, and why geology, mineralogy and metallurgical recovery need to be considered together. ","author_name":"Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro","author_url":"https:\/\/snowdenoptiro.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43404804\/height\/300\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"300\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/43404804"}