Huanuni mill expansion well advanced
Bolivia’s state tin company Empresa Minera Huanuni (EMH) will triple its tin concentrate production in 2014 to 3,000 tonnes a month thanks to the construction of a new mill which is expected to be completed by the end of the year, said mining and metals minister...Timah forecasts shipments
Indonesia’s state-controlled tin producer PT Timah said that it would ship some 1,500 tonnes of tin this month and was aiming for annual exports of 25,000 tonnes, down from 28,000 tonnes in 2012. Its President Director Sukrisno told Reuters that he hoped that...Koba contract terminated
On Wednesday Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources eventually confirmed a widely leaked decision rejecting an application to extend PT Koba Tin’s contract of work (CoW) on Bangka island by a further ten years to 2023. The decision was stated...Minsur expands and diversifies
Peruvian miner Minsur SA , the world’s third largest tin producer, will produce 30,000 tonnes of tin this year, similar to last year’s output, Chief Executive Juan Luis Kruger told Reuters. Kruger also said the company is expanding and diversifying its...China’s ore imports from Myanmar booming
Reuters reports that tin ore shipped from Myanmar across the border for processing in Yunnan, China’s key tin producing province, more than tripled in July to 8,392 tonnes, quoting official Chinese customs statistics. Imports for the first seven months of the...Bisie drilling round completed
Toronto-listed Alphamin Resources has completed an infill drilling programme covering the Gecomines section of its Bisie project in DR Congo’s North Kivu province and will move ahead with the preparation of a maiden resource estimate compliant with Canadian...Kasbah firms up Achmmach resource
Kasbah Resources has published a new JORC-compliant resource estimate for its Achmmach project in Morocco, with more tin now recorded in the “measured” category, the highest level of confidence. The new estimate covers a total of 14.6 million tonnes of ore...Indonesian exports up in August
Preliminary data released by Indonesia’s trade ministry showed that the tonnage of tin checked prior to export last month was 6,525 tonnes, up by 15.6% on August 2012, ahead of changes in regulations which could slash volumes this month. Cumulative tonnage in...Taronga project progresses
AusNiCo announced a maiden JORC-compliant resource estimate for its Taronga project in New South Wales as it continues to work on an updated Pre-Feasibility Study. The new estimate is based on a re-assessment of extensive drill results compiled by Newmont in 1982, and...
