Mongolia has agreed to allow
QGX (QGX-T) to begin mining tungsten and molybdenum at Undur Tsagaan.
These are both minerals used in the hardening of steel.
The demand and market price
of both minerals may be heading up due to China restricting the mining
of both minerals. China currently has some 80 percent of the world’s
tungsten and molybdenum mines.
"China is moving towards
becoming a quasi-monopolist regarding the sale and distribution of steel
products that have been hardened by tungsten – like cutting steel
– with the idea that it will command a higher price," Paul Zweng,
QGX's president, told www.stockhouse.ca.
"They're slowing, if not
outright stopping, the exportation of tungsten into the global market
place. That is going to put the spotlight on projects outside of China
and QGX has the largest tungsten project in Mongolia," noted Zweng.
Demand is high for tungsten
and molybdenum in Japan, Korea, and Russia. QGX is expected to sell
Mongolian tungsten to these countries.