Elementos completes underground scoping study
Australian listed Elementos Ltd. (ASX – ELT) has announced the completion of an independent scoping study for the final underground phase of its three-stage mine development of its Cleveland tin-tungsten-copper project, near Luina in northwest Tasmania. The proposed...PT Timah announce reduced profits in H1
State owned Indonesian tin miner PT Timah saw its first half net profits fall 97% year-on-year to Rp 11.28 billion (US$ 801,962) in the first 6 months of 2015 compared to the same period of the previous year, according to its 2015 first half results, which the company...Chinese company chosen to fund Kamativi redevelopment
Chinese company Beijing Pinchang has been selected to partner the government in the redevelopment of the defunct Kamativi Tin Mine in Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean Mines minister Walter Chidakwa reported that Beijing Pinchang was chosen from a shortlist of...Vinto records high profits as Ausmelt testing continues
Bolivian tin smelter, Vinto Metallurgical Company (EMV), announced profits of US$ 3.5 million in the first half of 2015 and also outlined progress on testing of its new Ausmelt furnace, local sources report. The first half revenues were reported on Tuesday by EMV...Myanmar tin exports fall slightly in July
According to the latest official customs data, July exports of tin concentrate from Myanmar to China amounted to 20,095 tonnes gross weight. This represents a 29% year-on-year increase but a 19% decrease compared to June. Cumulative concentrate imports from Myanmar...PT Timah obtains export permits
Indonesian tin miner PT Timah has been granted clearance by the government to resume tin shipments following a halt when new rules for exporting the metal were implemented at the beginning of August. The new regulations are intended to address environmental damage and...Minsur cuts production at Pitinga mine
Minsur’s Taboca subsidiary in Brazil temporarily halted production at its Pitinga mine at the start of the month due to power supply problems, but has now resumed operations at a reduced rate. Taboca had targeted a 20 – 30% increase in its tin production in...Victory Mines announces Bolivian tin concentrate plan
ASX-listed Victory Mines Limited has announced an offer from an un-named respected European minerals trading company to purchase tin concentrates sourced from co-operatives operating around the old Siglo XX mine in the Potosi region of Bolivia. Victory (formerly South...MSC losses increase but operations remain positive
Malaysia Smelting Corporation reported a first half 2015 net loss of RM21.2 million (US$5.2 million), due mainly to a write-down of the value of inventories at its Butterworth smelter. In a statement the company said that “notwithstanding the worsening tin...
