Brazilian tungsten panorama (w) between 2008 and 2014
Minerals are natural chemicals, which have an ordered internal structure, and certain constant characteristics that allow them to be identified as mineral. Tungsten (W) is a chemical substance that has a melting point of 3,419°C, and a specific weight of 19.3g/cm3… There are about 20 minerals that contain tungsten in its chemical composition, with scheelite and volframite being the main ones. The data were taken from the National Department of Mineral Production – DNPM (http://www.dnpm.gov.br/). The data was compiled within the Excel application, a component of the Microsoft Corporation Office suite. The bibliographic research was carried out in scientific articles found in the worldwide computer network. Data show that between 2008 and 2010 there was a decline in tungsten production in the form of contained mineral and concentrate. From 2011 on, production grew. Brazil exported almost four times what it imported from tungsten in the researchperiod. Between 2008 and 2012 there was an increase in the apparent consumption of tungsten. In 2013 and 2014 there was a sharp drop in relation to other years. The Brazilian tungsten picture showed difficulties, but continued to grow, bringing research that can improve the consumption and production of raw materials in the national territory.