ICDX previews new trading initiatives
The Indonesia Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (ICDX) put forward several new initiatives to boost participation by international tin buyers at the ITRI China Annual Tin Reception in Sanya. Chief Product and Services Officer Stella Lukman invited feedback on a...Kasbah doubles Western Zone resource estimate
ASX-listed Kasbah Resources Limited has increased the JORC compliant, Indicated Mineral Resource for the Western Zone (WZ) target at its Achmmach Tin Project to 340kt@ 1.25% Sn, equivalent to 4.2kt of contained tin. The significant update represents a 53.8% increase...Shanghai Futures Exchange plans to launch tin contract soon
Shanghai Futures Exchange is moving forward with the launch of a tin contract and has already delivered the application to China Securities Regulatory Commission, Mr. Ye Chunhe, Vice General Manager announced at ITRI China’s Annual Tin Reception in Sanya, Hainan...AETI sees big drop in 2015 Indonesian exports
The President of the Association of Indonesian Tin Exporters (AETI), Jabin Sufianto, predicted a decline in tin shipments to below 70,000 tonnes in 2015. Speaking at ITRI China’s Annual Tin Reception in Sanya, Hainan, he attributed the expected fall in sales to...W Resources to produce tin concentrate at Parrilla
W Resources Plc plans to produce a separate tin concentrate at its Parrilla tailings project via electrostatic separation, as part of a series of efforts to improve performance. The La Parrilla project, situated 310km southwest of Madrid in the Extremadura region of...Minsur reports drop in third quarter production
Minsur has reported that combined tin production at its operations in Peru and Brazil in 3Q14 has decreased 1% to 6,852 tonnes compared to 3Q13, primarily due to lower grades at the San Rafael tin mine in Puno, Peru. The combined production of tin since the start...Avalon estimates resource at East Kemptvillle
Avalon Rare Metals Inc. has estimated a compliant inferred resource for its East Kemptville project in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada of 16.95 million tonnes of ore averaging 0.148% Sn, equivalent to 25,000 tonnes of contained tin. The project is the site of an...Metals X corporate landmarks as Renison reaches maturity
Over the quarter to end-September Metals X achieved a number of corporate landmarks, while its joint venture Renison tin mine hit a quarterly production record of 1,831 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate. With A$133 million in cash and working capital at the end of the...PT Timah results improve and stocks build
PT Timah announced much improved third quarter financial results, as well as rising production and stocks. Net profit in the nine months to end-September rose by 141% year-on-year to Rp 341 billion (US$28 million), but in a statement the company said that it would...
