Indonesia quotas – still talking
Indonesia, the world’s top tin exporter, still plans to limit production this year to support prices and reduce environmental damage, the director of mineral and coal production at the energy and mines ministry told Reuters. Bambang Gatot Ariyono said rules on...Koba back on track
Indonesia’s PT Koba Tin is back on track to produce over 9,000 tonnes of refined tin this year, following a quick recovery from the flooding of two of its gravel pump units earlier this month. “We have managed to pump water out from two mines, so mining...ITRI forges further links with China
Representatives of ITRI, the international tin association, have visited China to participate in the ‘Annual Conference of the Chinese Solder Association’ held in Xian, 17th-18th May. ITRI is looking to forge close links with all sectors of the Chinese tin...Bolivian tin production rising
Despite lower prices, Bolivian production of tin and other metals has increased this year, according to reports this week. Bolivian Mining Minister Luis Albert Echazu told Bloomberg yesterday that average monthly output at the state-controlled Vinto tin smelter has...Pirquitas starts silver production, tin to follow
Silver Standard Resources reported that its silver-tin-zinc Pirquitas project in Argentina has started producing silver and will soon be producing tin. Since the end of March the company has completed commissioning of the silver flotation circuit and commenced...Chinese tin production revives in April
Provisional data released today by China’s National Bureau of Statistics showed that refined tin production continued to recover in April. April production was reported at 12,472 tonnes, up 8.5% year-on-year. This is the first month this year that output has...Indonesian exports, production down
Latest data released by Indonesia’s trade ministry showed that the tonnage of tin checked prior to export declined sharply in April, while there have been several reports of production problems due to wet weather and other factors. In April surveyors working for...Further slump in Japan’s tin imports
Japan’s imports of refined tin in March were only 795 tonnes, 62% down on the same month of 2008. First quarter cumulative imports amount to 3,917 tonnes, 52% lower than in Q1 2009. The slump reflects the continuing difficulties faced by export-oriented Japanese...Two more export permits for Indonesian smelters
Indonesia approved export permits for two tin smelters in the Bangka-Belitung islands, its key source of tin, bringing the number of smelters allowed to export the metal to 27, a trade ministry official told Reuters on Friday. The new companies added to the list are...
