Production slips at leading tin mines
Latest production data published in the last week gives a more up-to-date view of production performance by two of the world’s leading underground tin mines, San Rafael in Peru and Renison in Australia. Peru’s energy and mines ministry published monthly...Indonesia exports re-start at modest pace
Preliminary figures released by the Indonesian trade ministry to news agencies today showed that 6,391.74 tonnes of tin was checked by surveyor companies prior to export in September. While this was up by 17.5% compared to September 2014, it follows a zero export...Tinka extends tin-copper mineralisation at Ayawilca
Tinka Resources Limited (TSXV: TK) has announced results from the first seven holes of its 2015 drill program at the Ayawilca project in central Peru. Whilst zinc remains the focus of the project, the new drill results demonstrate the potential of tin and copper to...Drakelands mine officially opens
Dual-listed Wolf Minerals Ltd. (ASX:WLF, AIM:WLFE) assumed full operational control of the processing plant at the new Drakelands tungsten and tin mine in Hemerdon, south-west England, yesterday following the completion of commissioning. Drakelands, the first new...Colquiri seeks investment after fall in profits
The Bolivian, state-owned, Colquiri Mining Company generated reduced profits of just over US$ 5 million in the first 8 months of 2015, as a result of the falling tin price, according to local news sources. The executive secretary of the mine workers union at Colquiri,...Stellar announces project optimisation
ASX-listed Stellar Resources Limited has announced reduced capital and operating costs from PFS optimisation work for its Heemskirk tin project, located on the northwest border of Zeehan in Tasmania. In March 2015, Stellar announced a 4.5% improvement in tin...AETI calls for exploration and technology focus in Indonesia
The Association of Indonesian Tin Exporters (AETI) has stressed the importance of making changes to the Indonesian tin industry to promote geological exploration and technical development. The President of AETI, Jabin Sufianto, raised the point whilst speaking at the...Pitinga production capacity to fall 33%
Peru based tin miner Minsur has announced a 33% reduction in tin production capacity from its Pitinga tin mine in Brazil for nine to twelve months as it carries out emergency repairs. The company was forced to halt production in August following discovery of water...China Tin shuts down Ausmelt furnace temporarily
The China Tin Group put its tin smelter, located in Laibin, Guangxi Province, into maintenance on Tuesday for three weeks. The Ausmelt furnace started up in March 2013 with a production capacity of 20,000 tpy and produced more than 12,000 t refined tin in 2014. This...
