In order to keep a tungsten resources advantage globally, this paper analyzes the achievements and problems in mining tungsten in China, and presents some approaches. According to the statistical data in China and USA, combined with China’s planned mining quantity, China has made some achievements in mining, protecting and using tungsten resources, but has problems in planned mining quantity, comprehensive utilization, import & export and executing. This paper recommends that China shall limit the mining, enhance the comprehensive utilization, decrease the exploration investment, and boost the application and deep processing. Some suggestions are given to establish big enterprises, to set up associations and to decrease the conflicts between enterprises and governments.

Mining rights and exploration rights are acquired by payment in China, so the mineral properties assessment are becoming more important in financing, transfer, merger and acquisition of mining properties. This paper summarizes four principles and five types of mining properties, and discusses the status, concludes that, besides the resources potential and reserves, mining properties shall include natural geography, infrastructure, safety, environment, mining technology, tax, etc. A method has been presented in this paper to quantitatively assess mineral resources and mining properties. This paper is a summary of mining properties assessment experience and can provide a reference in managing and assessing mining properties.