The invention relates to a method for producing a silica glass article, involving method steps i.) providing a silica granulate, ii.) forming a glass melt from the silica granulate in a melting crucible, and iii.) forming a silica glass article from at least some of the glass melt, the melting crucible being contained in a furnace and being made of at least one material containing tungsten, molybdenum or a combination thereof. The invention further relates to a silica glass article that can be obtained by said method. The invention also relates to an optical waveguide, an illuminant and a molded article, each of which can be obtained by further processing the silica glass article.