Kamativi redevelopment hopes rise
Chinese investor, Beijing Pinchang Investments, has settled a dispute with the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) and is set to take a 49% ownership stake in the defunct Kamativi tin mine in Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland north province in return for...Indonesian tin exports low in November
Indonesian tin exports in November amounted to 4,892 tonnes, some 25% lower than in the previous month, according to preliminary figures released by the trade ministry today. The cumulative tonnage for the first eleven months of the year is 57,508 tonnes, down by 18%...UK tin mining takes positive steps
Tin projects and operations in the United Kingdom have reported a number of positive developments in recent months, with signs of progress and capital raising at the South Crofty and Redmoor mine projects in Cornwall and key regulatory approvals attained for further...Alpha forecasts tin demand in new electronics applications
Speaking at the ITRI Asia Tin Summit last week, Valentijn Van Velthoven of Alpha Assembly Solutions reviewed the key drivers of demand in the electronics assembly business and provided estimates of new tin demand being created in three key applications: power...China tin ore imports rebound in October
Customs figures released last week show that the gross weight of China’s tin ore and concentrate imports in October totalled 36,515 tonnes (estimated at 4,300t contained tin), up 35% year-on-year and more than double the September total. Over 99% of imports...Leading tin producers share positive industry outlook
The heads of the world’s two largest producing tin mining companies, Yunnan Tin Group General Manager, Mr Li Gang, and PT Timah President Director, M. Riza Pahlevi Tabrani, responded positively to questions on price, demand and sustainability during the Leaders...ITRI publishes 2016 Explorers and Developers Group Report
To coincide with 2016 Asia Tin Week in Shanghai, ITRI has released its 2016 ITRI Explorers & Developers Group Members report. The report includes profiles on each of the 8 current member companies and information on the major tin projects they are working to...Pitinga production strong in Q3
Minsur’s Q3 consolidated results, released yesterday, reveal that refined tin output from its Brazilian subsidiary, Taboca, rose 16% YoY to 1,742 tonnes during the quarter. The increase was largely due to completion of hydroelectric plant repairs at the...Minsur reports Q3 rise in Peruvian production
Minsur’s individual Q3 results, released at the end of October, reveal a 25% improvement in refined tin production from its Pisco smelter to 5,182 tonnes, and a 5% increase in tin-in-concentrate production from the San Rafael Mine to 5,114 tonnes, compared to Q3...
