Bids shortlisted for Kamativi partnership
Zimbabwe’s Mines Ministry has shortlisted four bids by Chinese and South African companies to reopen the Kamativi mine in partnership with the state-owned mining company, the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC). The four shortlisted bids were...YTC forecasts decline in Myanmar tin production
The Yunnan Tin Company (YTC) has forecast diminishing tin production from Myanmar over the next few years from their estimate of 24,000 tonnes of tin mined in the country in 2014. In 2014, after 6 years as a net importer of refined tin, China became a net exporter of...Minsur announces production increase from Pitinga in Q1
Minsur’s Q1 consolidated results reveal that its Brazilian subsidiary, Taboca, saw a 20% year-on-year increase in Q1 tin production from its Pitinga mine to 1,585 tonnes in 2015. This brings Minsur’s total tin production in Q1 to 5,883 tonnes. The increase...Tin innovation critical as China’s economy enters new phase
The Yunnan Tin Company (YTC) has highlighted the importance of new tin innovations and smelting technologies to the future of China’s tin industry. YTC General Manager Zhang Fu presented the company’s outlook at the 2015 ITRI China International Tin Forum...Further tightening of Indonesian export rules announced
A third revision of tin export regulations first launched by Indonesia’s trade ministry in 2013 was announced on 19 May, expanding the scope of products requiring trading through ICDX and also making a stronger link with regulation of mining sites by the energy...Formalisation prospects for DRC tin production
Recent presentations at the 2015 ITRI China International Tin Forum in Shanghai by Mining Mineral Resources (MMR) and TSX-V listed Alphamin Resources Corp., who both have active tin projects in DR Congo, have highlighted the potential for the ongoing formalisation of...AETI plans rehabilitation pilot projects
The Association of Indonesian Tin Exporters (AETI), which currently represents 20 independent Indonesian tin producers and smelters, has reported that it is working with NGOs, led by Apple Inc., to develop a series of pilot projects aimed at rehabilitating abandoned...Tin use in China’s lead-acid battery industry continues to soar
A presentation at our Shanghai Tin Forum by Zhu Jian of Tianneng Power, one of the two leading Chinese motive battery producers, forecast that tin use by China’s lead-acid battery industry could increase from almost 12,000 tonnes in 2014 to 17,600 tonnes in...Latest developments in Asian tin trading
At the ITRI China International Tin Forum in Shanghai last week speakers from the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) and Indonesia Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (ICDX), Asia’s two “new” tin exchanges, described recent and planned developments,...
