Great Western's projects are located across Nevada's world-class Walker Lane Belt, with a growing focus on tungsten alongside copper, gold and silver opportunities. The portfolio combines near-term exploration catalysts with longer-term resource growth across one of the United States' premier mining jurisdictions.
Why Tungsten?
Tungsten is one of the world's most strategically important critical minerals, valued for its exceptional hardness, high melting point and resistance to heat and wear. These unique properties make it indispensable in defence, aerospace, semiconductors, industrial tooling, energy infrastructure and advanced manufacturing, where there are often no practical substitutes.
China dominates global tungsten mining and processing, while Western production remains limited. Export restrictions, depleted inventories and rising demand have intensified concerns over long-term security of supply, driving tungsten prices higher and reinforcing its strategic importance to governments and industry.
The United States has identified tungsten as a critical mineral essential to national security and economic resilience, with increasing emphasis on developing secure domestic supply chains. Against this backdrop, exploration projects capable of contributing to future US tungsten production are attracting renewed strategic interest.
Key Facts
- Critical mineral recognised by the US Government for economic and national security.
- Essential for defence, aerospace, semiconductors and advanced manufacturing.
- High barriers to substitution in many high-performance applications.
- China dominates global production, creating supply chain vulnerability.
- Limited Western production and rising demand continue to strengthen the strategic case for new discoveries.