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Almonty clears final hurdle to start producing tungsten at South Korea mine

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The approval comes as countries look to reduce reliance on China for tungsten.

Directly affected

  • RS Reliance

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • EWY ISHARES MSCI SOUTH KOREA ETF

    GA selected EWY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: korea, south. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • KRWX CORGI ETF TR I SOUTH KOREA 2X

    GA selected KRWX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: korea, south. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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The approval comes as South Korean and other countries look to reduce reliance on China for tungsten.

Source: Mining.com

Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “Almonty clears final hurdle to start producing tungsten at South Korea mine,” Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY) is -18.73%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.88% over the same days, a -17.85% difference versus the market.

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY)

Companies tied to this story

  • EWY Ishares Msci South Korea Etf

    Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 21 Sep 2026 story “Almonty clears final hurdle to start producing tungsten at South Korea mine.” Reason on file: GA selected EWY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: korea, south. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • KRWX Corgi Etf Tr I South Korea 2X

    For “Almonty clears final hurdle to start producing tungsten at South Korea mine,” Corgi Etf Tr I South Korea 2X (KRWX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected KRWX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: korea, south. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY)

The 21 Sep 2026 story “Almonty clears final hurdle to start producing tungsten at South Korea mine” names Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY) because of this story.

What ties Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY) to the headline is this: GA selected EWY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: korea, south. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Also listed, Corgi Etf Tr I South Korea 2X (KRWX): GA selected KRWX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: korea, south. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Price levels for Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY)

EWY traded between 149.75 and 192.99 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 156.51. KRWX traded between 9.83 and 16.25 across 12 sessions. The latest close on file is 10.77.

A simple score for Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY)

21 out of 100

“Almonty clears final hurdle to start producing tungsten at South Korea mine” scores 21 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 2 linked companies.