First-quarter production of tungsten concentrates at Wolf Minerals' Drakelands mine in the United Kingdom fell 20% from the previous quarter due to extreme weather in March, the company said on Monday April 30.
Wolf Minerals' processing plant produced 34,602 metric tonne units (mtu) of tungsten concentrates in the quarter ended March 31, 2018. "The operating performance for the quarter continued to improve prior to the extreme weather event in March, which saw temperatures quickly fall well below freezing and snow restricting road access. This generated new safety risks, limited production and disrupted supply chains across the United Kingdom," the producer said. Wolf treated 521,812 tonnes of tungsten in the first three months of the year, an increase of 7% quarter-on-quarter. The mine also produced 81...