Brazil’s mine production of tin-in-concentrates rose by 28% to 11,835 tonnes last year, according to the tin industry association SNIEE. Growth was due to the expansion of Paranapanema’s hard rock operations at the Pitinga mine and a big increase in small scale garimpeiro production. However production by CSN’s tin mining subsidiary Ersa fell slightly.
Brazil’s refined tin production rose by 16% to 10,193 tonnes, allowing the country’s smelters to boost both domestic sales (up 23% compared to 2006) and exports (up 29%).
