Indonesian exports rebound in May
After a slight slowing in pace in April, Indonesian tin exports surged again in May, according to latest preliminary data released by the trade ministry today. The quantity of tin checked prior to shipment last month was 9,242 tonnes, up by 18% on the previous month...Resource upgrade for Mt Garnet project
Queensland explorer Consolidated Tin Mines has announced a significant increase in ore tonnage at four tin deposits comprising its Mt Garnet project. The new total resource estimate is 10.57 million tonnes of ore at 0.44% tin (46,500 tonnes contained tin) and is based...More worker protests in Bangka
Around 2,000 small-scale traditional miners held a rally today in front of PT Timah’s head office in Pangkalpinang, Bangka island, Bloomberg reported. The demonstration seems to have been in response to one by PT Timah workers calling for action to halt illegal...Huanuni strike over
Operations at Bolivia’s biggest tin mine, the state-run Huanuni operation, were back to normal by Saturday 25 May after the end of an 18-day strike that cost the mine at least $8-million, Reuters reported. Miners had stopped work as part of a general strike...China tin imports decline, exports increase
The latest official data shows China imported 1,198t refined tin in April, down by 27% year-on-year and 24% compared to the previous month. The biggest decline was in imports from Indonesia, which fell by 68% y/y. This fits with a 16% y/y fall in Indonesian exports to...Timah workers protest at illegal mining
About 1,500 Timah workers held a rally in front of the Bangka Belitung legislative council on Wednesday to protest against illegal mining, Agung Nugroho, corporate secretary at the Indonesian tin producer told Bloomberg. Timah’s production has fallen...More Korean stockpile purchases
South Korea’s Public Procurement service bought a further 500 tonnes of refined tin through two tenders this week, bringing total purchases in the year to date to 1,000 tonnes. The agency plans to buy 2,200 tonnes this year. Both tender awards went to Daewoo...Strike hits Huanuni mine
Workers on strike at Bolivia’s biggest tin mine, the state-run Huanuni operation, have cost the mine US$5 million in lost output since they walked off the job on May 6, Reuters reported, quoting a government statement released last Friday. Miners at the...EPA approval boosts Venture projects
Venture Minerals has received approval conditions from the Tasmanian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) for the development of the Riley DSO iron ore project in northwest Tasmania. The approval conditions are one of the final steps required by Venture before...
