Avalon completes conceptual economic study of East Kemptville
Avalon Rare Metals Inc. (TSX and NYSE MKT: AVL) has announced the completion of a conceptual redevelopment study for its East Kemptville Tin-Indium project in Nova Scotia, Canada, and has revealed plans for further work at the site. The economic study, the first since...Minsur production higher in 2014 despite fourth quarter results
Individual Q4 results for Minsur’s Peruvian operations have been released showing a 7% fall in tin production for the quarter, to 6,190 tonnes, compared with the final quarter of 2013, although total production for the year just exceeded that of 2013...Congo mine boss plans pure tin operation.
In what the owner hopes will be the first integrated tin mining and smelting operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Victor Kasongo, the ex-Congolese mine regulator and deputy minister has received financial backing to mechanise the tin mining operations...Hemerdon on track for 2015 production
ASX- listed Wolf Minerals (WLF) is well on schedule with the construction of its tungsten mine, now known as the Drakelands Mine, in Hemerdon, near Plymouth, UK, with initial production targeted in Q3 2015. The Australian mining company began construction at the site...Indonesian producers announce curbs on tin sales
PT Timah and the Association of Indonesian Tin Exporters (AETI) have announced different approaches to limiting sales in order to support prices over the last few days. The moves have been in response to the slump in LME prices to a low of $17,445 last week and a call...DRC Chamber of Mines reports surge in tin production
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Chamber of Mines has reported annual mine production in the DRC of 10,756 tonnes of cassiterite ranging from 55% to 65% tin or 6,454 tonnes of tin assuming 60% Sn. (ITRI has not yet made any comparison of these mine...Little progress on Indonesian moratorium plan
As LME and ICDX tin prices have fallen to new lows this week, the proposal by Bangka Belitung Governor Rustam Effendi to halt sales for two months or longer is making little headway, according to reports by Bloomberg and Reuters today. The governor first raised the...ITRI builds membership committed to a sustainable industry
ITRI, the international tin industry association, has recently completed a strategic review of its activities and is pleased to announce that both ITRI and its members have strengthened their commitment to the development of a modern, responsible and sustainable...Vinto expansion officially inaugurated
Bolivian President Evo Morales was present at the official opening ceremony for the new Ausmelt furnace operated by Empresa Metalúrgica Vinto (EMV) last Thursday, 5 February. The Ausmelt furnace, delayed by technical problems since last year, will enable the smelter...
