£71m Hemerdon Restart Locks 50% of UK Tungsten Supply
The £71m public investment through the National Wealth Fund will restart Devon's Hemerdon mine, giving the UK the right to ringfence 50% of output and ease reliance on overseas tungsten.
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Tungsten West
Company TUNEvery one of those 1 sits in a single category, procurement. Tungsten West is most often covered alongside Hemerdon Mine, which appears in 1 of these 1 story. Each carries 3 original sources on average. We currently track 1 Supply Chain story that mention Tungsten West, all published on August 25, 2026.
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What the coverage shows about Tungsten West
Every one of those 1 sits in a single category, procurement. Tungsten West is most often covered alongside Hemerdon Mine, which appears in 1 of these 1 story. Each carries 3 original sources on average. We currently track 1 Supply Chain story that mention Tungsten West, all published on August 25, 2026.
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- Sources per story
- 3
Computed from the 1 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 7 Supply Chain stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
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Timeline
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UK Government announces £71m investment
Chancellor John Healey and Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds confirmed National Wealth Fund support to restart Hemerdon mine, including £36m for 7% equity and £35m restart funding.
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Tungsten West warned of precarious finances
Operator Tungsten West warned it was in a precarious financial position, raising doubts about Hemerdon's future.
Stories mentioning Tungsten West 1
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