Resurrected Idaho Mine Could Be 1st in US to Produce Tungsten Since 2015

The IMA Mine Project could supply 8 percent of the nation’s demand for the critical mineral within 18 months, trimming reliance on China-dominated imports.

American Tungsten Corp. recently “re-timbered” the main entrance to its IMA Mine Project in Lemhi County, Idaho, which will produce tungsten, a critical mineral vital for production of tank armor, hypersonic weapons, submarine hulls, semiconductors, and many other products and applications. American Tungsten Corp.

A Canada-based corporation is rehabilitating a mine in east-central Idaho that has been shuttered for nearly 70 years to extract the first domestically produced tungsten in the United States in more than a decade.

American Tungsten Corp. CEO Ali Haji told investors, researchers, and mining executives during a 6ix.com presentation on Aug. 21 that the company’s IMA Mine Project could be fully operational within 18 months once it secures $20 million in capital to proceed beyond the $7 million it has spent in preliminary site upgrades.