Metals X reports increased tin production
Metals X reported that tin-in-concentrate production at its 50%-owned Renison mine in Tasmania rose by 5% from the previous quarter to 1,586 tonnes in the quarter to end-September. In a statement the company said that “The operation’s mine productivity...ICDX volumes rising
The Indonesia Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (ICDX) told Bloomberg on Monday that 500 tonnes of tin which had been sold through the exchange would be exported this week. This would bring shipments made this month up to 1,130 tonnes. Trading volumes on the exchange...Taronga project advances towards 2017 start-up
AusNiCo expects to begin tin production from its Taronga project in NSW, Australia in 2017, it said in a presentation to investors this week. A new review of the planned metallurgical ore processing flowsheet for the project by an independent consultant concluded that...More private smelters join ICDX
Seven of Indonesia’s private tin smelters are now members of the Indonesia Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (ICDX). The companies, along with state-controlled PT Timah account for around a half of Indonesian tin production. According to the ICDX website, the...Mt Garnet tin production plans show early peak
Consolidated Tin Mines has revealed further details of its plans to start tin production in Queensland by the end of next year at the Mt Garnet project. The plan is based on the mining of ore from two of three main deposits, Gillian and Pinnacles. The Windermere...Trade regulation slashes Indonesian exports
Preliminary data based on pre-shipment checks for Indonesia’s trade ministry showed that tin exports in September had fallen by 92% compared to the same month last year. 786 tonnes of tin was cleared for export, of which 400 tonnes was in the form of ingots and...Yunnan Tin head charged
Chinese authorities have arrested and charged Yunnan Tin chairman Lei Yi for accepting bribes, in the latest example of the country’s crackdown on graft. Reuters reported that he had been charged with taking 20 million yuan ($3.27 million) in bribes from four...Open pit could start Achmmach production
Kasbah Resources has defined a shallow portion of the main ore-body at its Achmmach tin project in Morocco which could be mined as an open pit while the main planned underground workings are being developed. The company has announced a JORC compliant Indicated...Indonesian market volumes increase
Tin trading volumes on the Indonesia Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (ICDX) have picked up an average of over 100 tonnes per day so far this week, according to market data published on the exchange website. Indonesian tin producers have been forced to use the...
