Bolivian mine production increasing
Official statistics from Bolivia’s ministry of mines and metallurgy show increased production of its three main mining revenue earners – silver, zinc and tin – in the first quarter of this year. Production of tin-in-concentrates rose by 4.1% year-on-year to...China refined tin imports up and down in May
China refined tin imports in May were 1,315 tonnes, down by 16% compared to May last year, but up by 10% compared with the previous month. Imports of tin from Indonesia rebounded following a pick-up in its overall export levels during the month. China imported 7,639t...Update on Mt Garnet PFS
Consolidated Tin Mines is on course to complete a Pre-Feasibility Study on its Mt Garnet project in northern Queensland by September and is still targeting first tin production in mid-2014. A revised JORC resource estimate of 13.12Mt of ore grading an average 0.39% Sn...Nittetsu to acquire Achmmach stake
Japanese copper producer Nittetsu Mining has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kasbah Resources covering a deal to buy a 5% stake in the Achmmach tin project in Morocco. Under the terms of this MOU, Nittetsu Mining will pay A$7.25 million for the right to...Conflict-free tin smelter list published
Electronics industry associations EICC and GeSI have published a first list of tin smelters which are compliant with its Conflict Free Smelter (CFS) programme, based on audits carried out since early last year. Five companies, accounting for about 25% of world refined...2014 ITRI International Tin Conference
ITRI’s next international tin conference will take place in Penang, Malaysia on May 13 – 16 2014. The event will be held at the Shangri-La Rasa Sayang hotel and is expected to attract some 300 delegates from around the world. The key issues facing the tin...Achmmach drilling programme completed
Kasbah Resources has completed its exploration drilling programme based on the Meknes Trend of its Achmmach project in Morocco, giving it greater confidence in the scale and grade of ore that it expects to begin mining in 2015. The best results from closer spaced...LME plans Taiwan warehouses
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has approved Kaohsiung, Taiwan as a good delivery point for tin and all its other major traded non-ferrous metals contracts. This will be the LME’s ninth location in Asia. The location will become active three months after the...Timah wants good monitoring of new export regulation
In an interview with Bloomberg News, PT Timah President Director Sukrisno said that the state-controlled company can meet new quality regulations for refined tin exports due to come into force on 1 July and wants the authorities enforce them strictly. The company...
