Ganzhou tungsten district
Shown as a district rather than a single mine: the heart of the supply Western buyers are trying to replace.
- Material
- Tungsten
- Stage
- Mine
- Place
- Jiangxi, China
- Coordinates
- 25.83° N, 114.93° E (approximate)
Seen from orbit
- Heat
- 0 of the last 7 days and 0 of the last 30 had furnace-hot pixels within 6 km (NASA FIRMS).
- Sulphur dioxide
- 0 of 7 days seen in the last 60 read above 2 DU within 50 km; highest 1.92 DU.
Signals show activity, not output. They are measured automatically and can be affected by weather, terrain and fires.
Facts
- Long the centre of China's tungsten industry
- China mined about 67,000 of the world's 81,000 t of tungsten in 2024 (USGS)
- Exports have needed a Chinese licence since February 2025