# UK backs Devon tungsten mine to secure critical mineral supplies

https://mins.news/en/item/31983

- Financial Times, 2026-08-25 09:35 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/d8162910-af1e-4a8a-93e5-a3309252337d?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> The UK’s National Wealth Fund is investing £71 million in a Devon project to produce tungsten, a metal used by the aerospace and defence industries.