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Tungsten’s economy was generally ruled by the supply/demand situation, which itself was a consequence of the world’s general economic situation. Booming industry was always associated with enhanced tungsten consumption and mine production as well as with the search for new deposits. Times of general recession always showed minimum of the consumption combined with mine closures. Wars reflected situations of highest industrial activity and always maximum of consumption and prices.

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Lassner, E., Schubert, WD. (1999). Economy. In: Tungsten. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4907-9_13

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