Atlas Tin established to develop Achmmach tin project
Kasbah Resources announced that it has signed a shareholders agreement with two Japanese companies to develop and operate the Achmmach mine project in Morocco. The shareholders agreement follows on from a previously signed memorandum of understanding with Toyota...Another low month for Indonesian exports
Provisional data released today by the Indonesian trade ministry shows refined tin exports of 5,848 tonnes in March, down by 37% compared to March 2013. The first quarter tonnage for this year, based on pre-shipment checks by surveyors, amounted to only 16,458 tonnes,...PFS advances AusTin Taronga project
ASX-listed AusTin Mining has today released details of a Pre-feasibility Study (PFS) on the Taronga tin project in New South Wales. The planned open pit mine would involve capital expenditure of Au$87.83 million and life of mine cash operating costs of Au$17,935/tonne...Tighter controls on Indonesian solder exports planned
Indonesia plans to tighten controls on tin solder exports by controlling the size of solder wire allowed for sales overseas, the Director General of Foreign Trade at the country’s trade ministry Bachrul Chairi told Bloomberg on Friday. Over the last six months...Bushveld Minerals to acquire Zaaiplaats tailings
UK AIM-listed Bushveld Minerals plans to acquire the tailings dump of the historic Zaaiplaats tin mine in South Africa, to augment its planned Mokopane hard-rock mining project. Based on historical estimates the tailings contain 2,600 – 4,500 tonnes of tin, while the...Achmmach DFS completed
Kasbah Resources has published summary details of a Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) on its Achmmach project in Morocco, and sees an underground mine producing 5,300 tpy of tin-in-concentrate over a nine year life, starting up in the second quarter of 2016. There is...China refined tin imports drop to 10 year low
China’s monthly refined tin imports in February reached the lowest point in the last 10 years. Imports in February were only 210t, down by 82% year-on-year. Affected by the Spring Festival, the whole tin industry was inactive for nearly half of the month. It is...ICDX plans to expand activities
The Indonesia Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (ICDX) continues to attract new tin producer members and will look at establishing tin futures trading after September, Exchange Commissioner Fenny Widjaja told Bloomberg. The exchange has 21 producer members, with six...PT Koba Tin awaits mining licence under new ownership
Local news media reported that production at the PT Koba tin mining site could revive, with PT Timah holding a 40% stake and the Bangka-Belitung provincial government holding the remaining equity through three regional state-owned enterprises (BUMD). However the...
