ICDX volumes plummet as LME prices fall
With one exception, Indonesian tin producers have halted sales since 28 August in response to the fall in LME prices to below US$21,000/tonne. After ten market days with no trading, fresh sales of tin were made on the Indonesia Commodity and Derivatives Exchange...Rwandan government grants Tinco 25 year mining rights
The Rwandan government has granted Tinco Investments 25 year mining agreements for its tin and tungsten mines in the country, Metal Bulletin reports. The agreements covering the Rutongo tin mines and Nyakabingo tungsten operation were announced by Rwanda’s...Gippsland ends alluvial tin operations at Abu Dabbab
The Australian-based Gippsland Ltd. has ceased operations on its alluvial tin operations at Abu Dabbab, Egypt, to concentrate on the progression of its nearby hard-rock tantalum-tin-feldspar project. The alluvial operation, which in 2013 shipped concentrate containing...Renison production increasing
Production at Australia’s only major tin mine has continued to increase this year, according to latest data released by its major Chinese shareholder L’Sea Resources International. Unaudited figures for January-August show a rise of 4.9% year-on-year in...Aus Tin seeks high grade targets near Taronga
Aus Tin Mining is planning a 12 month exploration program to test six recently identified high tin grade targets near its Taronga tin project in New South Wales. This will be funded from revenues raised from a new share offering. Key targets have recently been...Bolivian state tin operations face financial problems
Recent local press reports in Bolivia have identified various suggested solutions to the financial problems faced by the Vinto smelter and Huanuni mine. These include a merger of the two separately managed units, more government subsidies to both operations, the...Stellar hopes for resource upgrade, more economic mine plan
Latest exploration drilling by Stellar Resources at its Heemskirk project in Tasmania points to an extension of one of the three areas of mineralisation which the company hopes to mine. The latest drilling has identified a down plunge from the Queen Hill deposit, with...Metals X results transformed by gold operations
Metals X, which manages and has a 50% stake in the Renison mine, Australia’s sole significant tin producer, reported a massive increase in revenues and profits in the financial year to end-June. The gains were due to the acquisition of two gold mines during the...Greens wear down Venture plans
Venture Minerals has halted plans to produce direct shipping iron ore at its Riley project, which could have helped finance construction of its planned Mt Lindsay tin-tungsten project in Tasmania. The company has been involved in a long-running legal battle with the...
