UK tin-tungsten project updates
Two Australian-listed companies recently posted updates on projects in the south west UK. Wolf Minerals has awarded a construction contract for its Hemerdon tungsten and tin project in Devon, while New Age Exploration published a maiden JORC resource estimate for the...Kasbah resource upgrade boosts confidence in project
Kasbah Resources has released a new JORC resource estimate for its Achmmach project in Morocco in which most of the ore tonnage previous classified as “inferred” has now been counted in the higher confidence “Indicated” category. In addition...Comibol production tops 10,000 tonnes
Tin production by Bolivia’s state-controlled mines in 2012 exceeded 10,000 tonnes for the first time in recent years. Official figures from the ministry of mines and metallurgy show that output of tin-in-concentrates by Comibol rose by 5.8% to 10,247 tonnes last...Update on Abu Dabbab projects
Gippsland Limited announced that it would be stepping up production at its Abu Dabbab alluvial tin project in Egypt from this month and is also working on new financing options for its main Abu Dabbab tantalum/tin/feldspar project. Following the installation and...The top 10 tin producers in 2012
The table below shows refined tin production by the ten largest companies in 2012. Eight of the companieshave reported final data to ITRI, while the numbers for PT Timah and EM Vinto are provisional estimates. There have been no changes in the composition of...MSC hopeful on 2013 prospects
Malaysia Smelting Corporation has reported a 25% fall in revenues and a pre-tax loss of RM 62.7 million (US$20.2 million) before unusual items in 2012, compared to a pre-tax profit before unusual items of RM 116.4 million in 2011. However by curtailing operations by...China tin imports increased again in January
China imported 2,350t of refined tin in January, according to the latest data from China Customs. This was up by 46% year-on-year and also 23% higher than imports in December. There has not been any profitable arbitrage space from last October for the general import...PMC expands ownership of tin stabilisers businesses
PMC Group completed the acquisition of Dow Chemical’s global methyl tin stabilizers and solid lubricants businesses earlier this month, following up on its purchase of Arkema’s organotin and organophosphine-based polymer stabilizers, catalysts and fine...Stellar upgrades Heemskirk resource estimate
Stellar Resources has increased its estimate of tin contained within its Heemskirk project in Tasmania by 49% following the completion of a year-long drilling programme. The new JORC-compliant estimate of total indicated and inferred resources is 6.28 million tonnes...
