1982年是钨灾难性的一年。这一年西方世界钨精矿产量比1981年减少14%,钨精矿的价格从每短吨111美元下降到73美元。美国钨精矿产量从1981年的790万磅下降到1982年的330万磅,减少了58%。1982年3月底,泰国、澳大利亚、玻利维亚和南朝鲜的钨矿都宣布钨精矿产量削减30%。 1982 was a catastrophic year for tungsten. This year, the production of tungsten concentrate in the western world decreased by 14% from 1981, while the price of tungsten concentrates dropped from US $ 111 per short ton to US $ 73. The production of tungsten concentrates in the United States dropped from 7.8 million pounds in 1981 to 3.3 million pounds in 1982, a 58% decrease. By the end of March 1982, tungsten mines in Thailand, Australia, Bolivia and South Korea both announced a 30% cut in tungsten concentrate production.