Tin outlook interview
The three seminars on tin held in Australia from 14 – 18 September, hosted by ITRI Explorers and Developers Group members, generated considerable coverage in national and regional business news media. A short video interview produced by Boardroomradio summaries some...Timah plans closer controls on small mines
Indonesia’s PT Timah is assessing the work of independent miners that operate in its concessions to ensure adequate ore supplies, a spokesman told Bloomberg. Timah will survey 1,300 small miners and request they re-apply for permits that include an output target...Operations to resume at Colquiri
Production is due to resume imminently at the Colquiri tin-zinc mine in Bolivia, following a month long stoppage as a result of a dispute between company employees and co-operatives about access to part of the mine. The mine, which produced 2,200 tonnes of...Korea makes further tin stockpile purchases
South Korea’s Public Procurement Service has bought a further 400 tonnes of refined tin at its latest tender, bringing purchases in the year to date to 1,900 tonnes. The agency, which maintains stocks on behalf of small and medium-sized manufacturing companies,...New problems at Colquiri mine
A fresh dispute between workers at Bolivia’s Colquiri tin-zinc mine and independent co-operative miners has disrupted production there for the second time this year. Following the first dispute in May-June the mine, previously operated by Glencore subsidiary...Kasbah starts drilling at second Moroccan tin deposit
Kasbah Resources Limited announced that it has commenced a 5,000 metres diamond drilling program at the Company’s 100% owned Bou El Jaj (“BLJ”) Tin Project in Morocco. BLJ is located 15km by road to the southwest of Kasbah’s Achmmach tin...Indonesian shipments plunge in August
Preliminary trade ministry data on the volume of tin metal checked prior to export from Indonesia indicated a very sharp fall in shipments last month. The tonnage inspected by surveying companies working for the ministry was 5,646 tonnes, 34% lower than in August...Improvement in China demand predicted
Executives and Chinese solder companies interviewed by Reuters expect increases in tin demand and prices in the final quarter, although China’s tin use in 2012 will still be lower than last year. “If demand rises as expected, all of us will rush to...Indonesian mines may face higher fuel costs
Some Indonesian tin producers may face higher fuel costs from this month. Bloomberg reported that Energy Minister Jero Wacik said that from 1 September vehicles used in mining and plantations will not be allowed to use subsidized gas and oil. However he said that...
