Pirquitas construction to start in Q3
Construction work on Silver Standard’s Pirquitas silver/tin/zinc mine project in Argentina is due to commence in the third quarter of this year, with mill start-up planned for the fourth quarter of 2008. In its latest quarterly report, Silver Standard said that...New consortium plan for Indonesian producers
A leading Indonesian businessman has announced plans to set up a ‘consortium’ involving all tin producers in Bangka and Belitung in order to get maximum benefits from the commodity, local newspaper Bangka Pos reported late last week. Tommy Winata, the...Peruvian production to increase in 2007
Peru’s production of most non-ferrous metals is forecast to increase this year, according to the national mining association SNMPE. Mine production of tin is expected to increase slightly to 39,000 tonnes, from 38,462 tonnes last year. Small increases in lead,...First shipments by Indonesian independent smelters imminent
Several recently re-licensed independent tin smelters are expected to make their first shipments of refined tin from Bangka island in the next day or two. Since the introduction of a new export licence system at the end of February only the state-controlled PT Timah...YTC Resources makes ASX debut
Tin-focussed explorer YTC Resources had its shares traded on the Australian Stock Exchange for the first time today, following the early closure of an over-subscribed A$3.5 million initial public offering. Following the issue of 14 million new shares at A$0.25 per...Dispute at Huanuni mine settled
A three-day strike at the Huanuni tin mine in Bolivia over productivity bonuses was settled on Thursday. The dispute was over the scale of productivity payments for March, when production at the mine reached a recent record level. A similar short strike occurred in...Peru national strike affects Minsur mine
Peru’s only tin mine is reported to have been hit by a walk-out by workers taking part in a national mining strike which began at the start of this week.A union leader told Reuters yesterday that all 1,120 workers at Minsur’s San Rafael mine had joined the...Timah confirms production jump
Indonesia’s PT Timah has raised its tin production target to 55,000 tonnes this year, according to the Bisnis Indonesia newspaper today. The newspaper quoted company Commissioner R Sukyar as saying that output would be boosted by 10,000 tonnes in response to a...Renison re-start plan ready
Metals X has finalised a plan to re-start the Renison Bell mine in Tasmania in combination with the nearby Mt Bischoff mine. In its latest quarterly report the company says that a detailed three year plan for underground mining at Renison and open pit operations at Mt...
