RE: Tungsten Transport I am somewhat confused by your questions as they seem very obvious (or is this post intended just to tease?). Tungsten is not smelted, ever, it has too high a melting point, it is instead sintered and this is done in factories that are nowhere near mines. The industrial intermediate for most Tungsten industries is APT it is produced in a factory that is typically in an industrial area and the feedsock for this is usually FeWO3. FeWO3 (and other ore concentrates) is produced at a mine and is relativly easy to produce via gravity separation due to Tungsten's density ( There are other methods to assist gravity seperation such as magnetic seperation depending on the type of ore). In short, mining Tungsten ore does not require massive industrial infrastucture. As for transport I find that question the most perplexing of all. Grey River, as is ususal in Newfoundland, has a deep harbour and since the entrance to the mine is literally a short walk from the shore I would have thought that that the answer was self explanitory. The answer is, of course, by boat. There will likely need to be expenditures on inproving the local dock to do this but the cost savings relative to transport by land as is more typical of Tungsten mines are enormous. Grey river is at a huge advantage compared to many other mines because of it's proximity to usable harbour. The ability to cheaply move large amounts of equipment and material is what makes Grey River an attractive project.