Tungsten　is　an　important　strategic　metal　and　widely　used　in　cemented　carbide　manufacturing,　steel　industry,　and　other　economic　fields.　The　amount　of　tungsten　resource　consumed　in　China　each　year　accounts　for　more　than　80%　of　the　world’s　annual　total　consumption.　The　purpose　of　this　study　is　to　quantify　the　environmental　impact　of　tungsten　production　in　China　through　the　method　of　LCA.　The　result　shows　that　regarding　the　contributions　of　impact　categories,　the　normalized　value　of　HTP　is　the　largest　one　among　various　impact　categories,　which　accounts　for　35.39%　of　the　total　environmental　impact,　followed　by　AP,　PMFP,　GWP,　MDP,　FDP,　and　POFP,　respectively.　The　results　also　show　that　regarding　the　contributions　of　production　processes,　smelting　process　is　the　largest　contributor　to　the　environmental　burden　of　tungsten　production　due　to　the　crystallization　and　calcination　reduction　occurred　in　the　smelting　process　consumes　a　large　amount　of　electricity,　followed　by　mining,　beneficiation,　and　transportation,　respectively.　The　major　academic　contribution　of　this　paper　to　the　existing　literatures　is　that　we　employed　process-based　analysis　method　which　could　improve　the　accuracy　of　the　study　and　provide　practical　advices　for　tungsten　enterprises　to　reduce　the　environmental　impact.　©　2019　Trans　Tech　Publications,　Switzerland.