China to begin new crackdown on illegal mining
Chinese authorities are due to carry out a new six-month campaign against illegal mining and prospecting in June in provinces including the three major tin mining areas of Yunnan, Guangxi and Hunan. According to China Steel the government will crack down on...Timah move offshore continues
PT Timah, Indonesia’s largest tin producer, plans to increase mining of deposits in the sea as illegal miners encroach on its land, Bloomberg reported. Offshore mining may account for 60% to 70% of total output this year, President Director Wachid Usman told...South Crofty expects 2-3 years to startup
Western United Mines plans to re-open the South Crofty mine in Cornwall, UK, in about two to three years, COO John Webster told Reuters. However the company needs to raise another UK£10 million to complete a feasibility study on the project, after which an...Indonesian exports revive in April
Preliminary data from the ministry of trade shows a pick up in shipments of refined tin from Indonesia in April. In the latest month 7,926 tonnes of metals was checked prior to export by surveying companies, up from 6,576 tonnes the previous month and 30% higher than...Mt Lindsay study shows higher returns
ASX-listed Venture Minerals has released details of a new scoping study for the Mt Lindsay polymetallic tin/tungsten project in Tasmania. The new study is based on a slimmed down scale of operation compared to the original study released by the company in June 2009,...Silver Standard cuts Pirquitas tin production forecast
In a first quarter results announcement Vancouver-based Silver Standard Resources cut its estimate of 2010 tin-in-concentrate production at its Pirquitas mine in Argentina to under 400 tonnes, compared to 900 tonnes previously forecast and a planned annual capacity of...Minsur reports Q1 profit jump
Peruvian tin producer Minsur saw its net profit increase 74% in the first three months of 2010 to 230 million soles (US$80 million) from 133 million soles year-on-year, the company reported to securities regulator Conasev. Sales revenue jumped 86% to 563 million soles...US government stockpiling plan due soon
The Pentagon is likely to present a plan for Congress to overhaul its stockpiling program in the coming weeks, according to the Wall Street Journal on 3 May. The new plan, dubbed the Strategic Materials Security Program by the Pentagon, would give the military greater...Huanuni development work continues
Bolivian state tin miner Empresa Minera Huanuni (EMH) has started the construction of a tailings dam that will mitigate environmental impact in the surrounding area, EMH manager Roberto Montaño told BNamericas. The dam, which will have a storage capacity of 5Mt...
