MSC unit to acquire Malaysian tin prospect
Malaysia Smelting Corporation’s mining subsidiary Rahman Hydraulic Tin (RHT) has agreed to acquire an 80% stake in SL Tin Sdn Bhd, which has a 15 year mining lease at Sungei Lembing in Pahang state. The sole shareholder of SL Tin, Dayang-Dayang Sdn Bhd, agreed...Bangka police seize tin ore
Police seized more than 40 tonnes of illegal tin ore at a warehouse in Bangka regency, Bangka-Belitung Islands, on Saturday, a local police chief told the Antara news agency. Bangka Police chief Bagus Rai Erliyanto, said the warehouse owner could provide no legal...Indonesian navy releases part of seized tin shipment
Following a meeting in Batam yesterday, the Indonesian navy has agreed to release 73 containers of tin out of a total of 134 which it impounded last week, Bloomberg reported. The clearance was announced by Megain Wijaja, CEO of the Indonesia Commodity and Derivatives...Australian listing for Bolivian tin projects
ASX-listed Victory Mines is to acquire South American Tin Limited (SAT), which has been developing a portfolio of tin projects in Bolivia with local co-operatives and communities since 2011. The transaction, which is due to be completed in late April, is a share...Increased resources and reserves at Renison mine
Metals X has reported a 22% increase in the total mineral resource and a 43% increase in proven and probable reserves at its 50% owned Renison mine in Tasmania. The company reports its mineral inventory twice a year and the latest increase in reserves reflects the...Tin Capsule Committee established
A group to promote the use of tin capsules for premium wines and spirits has been established, with three founding member companies: • Ramondin Group (Spain) • Rivercap SA (Spain) • Coliège Métalco Emballages – Bouchage Métallique (France) The...More tin products among Indonesian exports
Latest preliminary data released by the trade ministry showed that 5,998 tonnes of tin was exported in February, up by 30% compared to the previous month but down by 28% compared to February 2013. Another feature of the latest data, based on document checks prior to...Open pit could extend Heemskirk mine life
Stellar Resources has published a JORC resource estimate for the St Dizier deposit adjacent to its Heemskirk project in Tasmania. Indicated and inferred resources amount to 2.26 million tonnes at 0.61% tin (13,800 tonnes contained tin) which could be mined as an open...New resource estimate for Cleveland mine
Elementos Limited has released an upgraded JORC resource estimate for the old Cleveland tin mine in Tasmania. The indicated and inferred resources are now stated as 7.44 million tonnes of ore grading 0.73% tin, for a tin content of 48,400 tonnes. Taking into account...
