Renison partners review tailings project options
In its latest quarterly report Metals X reported a 6% year-on-year increase in tin-in-concentrate production at the Renison mine in Tasmania to 1,676 tonnes in January-March. Metals X and its Chinese partners (Yunnan Tin Group and L’Sea Resources) have agreed to...New resource estimate for South Crofty
Strongbow Exploration, which is in the process of acquiring the South Crofty mine and other mineral rights in Cornwall, UK, has announced a new mineral resource for the project, prepared in accordance with the Canadian NI 43-101 standard. The indicated and inferred...Indonesian exports rebound in April
After a very weak first quarter, Indonesian tin shipments recovered strongly in April, according to preliminary figures released by the trade ministry today. Last month’s exports amounted to 6,910.78 tonnes, up 36% compared to April 2015, based on pre-shipment...PT Timah production slumps in first quarter
Indonesia’s state-controlled tin company PT Timah reported a sharp fall in its mine and refined tin production in the first quarter of 2016, although a drawdown in stocks allowed a small increase in its sales. Production of tin-in-concentrates in Q1 fell by 49%...ITRI report reassures on long term tin supply
ITRI has released its “2016 Report on Global Tin Resources and Reserves” which outlines ITRI’s estimate of global tin resources at the end of 2015, with commentary and outlook for the important tin producing regions of the present, and potentially...Another slow month for Indonesian exports
Preliminary figures released by the trade ministry to news agencies today showed that March tin exports from Indonesia were only 2,719 tonnes, down by 61% compared to March 2015. The data is consistent with the volume of refined tin traded on the ICDX last month,...Access to Minsur mine blocked
Minsur announced late yesterday that members of the Antauta community, located next to its San Rafael mine in Peru, have blocked the access road to the mine. In a statement the company said that “to date, the company has not received any communication from the...Huanuni receives $20 million loan for mine operations
An agreement has been signed between the Bolivian Ministry of Mining and Empresa Minera Huanuni for the injection of US$20 million into the mining company to purchase essential supplies and pay off debt of approximately $17 million with its suppliers, according to...Alphamin publish full DFS study for Bisie
Canada-listed Alphamin Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: AFM) has published the full, NI 43-101compliant, Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) for its Bisie tin project, in North Kivu, DR Congo. The study, led by MDM Engineering, concludes that the project is economically viable,...
