Will Nigeria top African tin producers in 2017?
Nigeria has emerged as a rapidly growing source of tin-in-concentrate in 2017, with tin ore exports in the first four months of this year as totals of importing country data at 2,967 tonnes (gross weight) or an estimated 2,000 t of tin contained based on a 67% average...China ore imports fall less than expected in June
Imports of tin concentrate by China from Myanmar fell by 34% from May to 22,260 tonnes in June according to the latest China customs statistics, with an estimated tin content of some 5,500 tonnes, down 20%. Estimated Chinese tin ore imports (metal content) from all...Renison production dips slightly in Q2
Tin-in-concentrate production from the Renison tin mine in Tasmania totalled 1,703 tonnes in Q2, down 4.7% compared to the first quarter of 2017, primarily as a result of a scheduled processing plant shutdown, according to Metals X’s latest quarterly report....Chinese smelters in environmental shutdown
Tin smelters based in the city of Gejiu in Yunnan Province, China have been ordered to cease production temporarily for environmental reasons. Documents published by the Gejiu Environmental Protection Bureau reveal that all local tin smelters, except for the smelter...Bolivian miners resist Comibol restructuring plan
Miners at Bolivia’s state-owned Huanuni tin mine have halted production in a dispute over a planned restructuring of Bolivia’s umbrella state mining company, Comibol, local news sources have reported. A government proposal for the restructuring of Comibol...Approvals granted for Granville expansion
Australian tin producer and project developer, Aus Tin Mining, has announced that it has received formal approval from Tasmania’s West Coast Council for the expansion of its Granville Tin Project in Tasmania. This removes a significant hurdle for a resumption of...Maiden ore reserve reported for Cinovec
European Metals Holdings Limited has reported a maiden ore reserve for its Cinovec Lithium-Tin Project in the Czech Republic. The JORC-compliant probable ore reserve is based on a Preliminary Feasibility Study (PFS) completed in April this year and totals 34.5 million...China tin concentrate imports see large May increase
Chinese tin ore and concentrate imports in May totalled 34,077 tonnes in gross weight, up 49% compared to April, but down 16% year-on-year according to the latest official data. Nearly 99% of the reported imports in May were from Myanmar, with tin contained in the...Bolivia reports weaker tin output in Q1
Official statistics from the Bolivian Ministry of Minerals and Metals reveal a year-on-year fall in both mine and refined tin production in the country in the first quarter of 2017, with mine output falling 6.7% to 4,381 tonnes and refined metal production falling...
