Tungsten: A Treasure of the Sierra Nevada
Tungsten: A Treasure of the Sierra Nevada
Vintage Union Carbine movie about tungsten and the Pine Creek Mine
Tungsten: A Treasure of the Sierra Nevada
Vintage Union Carbine movie about tungsten and the Pine Creek Mine
Sad to say that we now purchase 80% our tungsten from foreign sources. Perhaps 20% comes from recycling. The following is from a 2012 Forbes article:
"China, which has more than 80% of the world’s supply of tungsten, has sharply curtailed its exports and as of now is a net importer of this precious element. China also shows no signs of loosening the reins on tungsten exports, preferring instead to use its supply for its own manufacturing applications.
Russia has some, but keeps 70% of what it has for domestic use. Tungsten has also been harvested and recycled from existing devices and components, but even those sources have now reached their limits and there’s no new significant supply on the horizon.
Currently, that leaves no more than five mines supplying most of the world’s tungsten outside of China and Russia. (A possible mine in South Korea may have reopened)
Mine is closed, the old mill and plant has been scraped down to the earth.
This is great! I always wondered about the mine there. Is it still in operation?
look for the book "Mine in the Sky" 2nd Ed. by Joseph-M-Kurtak
I bought a 1958 Plymouth that was in the mine back in 2016.
Great Video, I worked underground there from 76 to 82.
Once upon a time I use to work there and lived in Round valley ( Rovana )
The more I learn about this mine the more interesting it is. I worked with a half dozen miners up in Mammoth after the mine closed in the 1980’s, had friends in Rovana. The stories are incredible.
This is awesome! How’d you even get this?