PT Timah maintains strong performance in Q3
State-owned Indonesian tin producer, PT Timah, has reported refined tin production of 7,932 tonnes for Q3 2017, effectively unchanged from Q2, but up 22.5% year-on-year. Mined tin output fell 7.5% to 7,776 tonnes from the previous quarter, but was up 13.3% on the...US tin stockpile upgraded from tin pest contamination
Tin pest contamination in the US National Defence Stockpile (NDS) stockpile is being remediated over time using a simple remelting process to upgrade the more than 4,000 tonnes stored back to a 99% pure tin grade. The stockpile, currently administered by the Defence...China ore imports strong in September
China imports of tin ores and concentrates from Myanmar totalled 20,818 tonnes (gross weight) in September, according to the latest official customs statistics, with an estimated tin content of 5,000 tonnes, up 9% from August, almost three times higher than September...Aus Tin ships first tin from Granville
ASX-listed Aus Tin Mining Ltd. has announced that the company has carried out its first sale of tin concentrate from the Granville Tin Project, near Zeehan, Tasmania, under its off-take agreement with Traxys Europe. The shipment, which was dispatched on 5 October,...Bolivian tin output recovers in Q2
Official statistics from the Bolivian Ministry of Minerals and Metals reveal a 13.8% quarter-on-quarter increase in refined tin output to 4,359 tonnes and a 7.9% increase in tin mine output to 4,726 tonnes in Q2 2017. Refined production saw a lower 1.8% increase and...China refined tin output to rise following disruptions
China’s refined tin production is expected to increase in the coming months as a number of smelters restart production following maintenance, environmental inspections and raw material constraints. Yunnan Tin Company (YTC), China’s largest tin producer,...Insight on tin use in glass production
Tin use in float glass production totalled some 3,900 tonnes in China and 7,100 tonnes worldwide in 2016, according to estimates by Hou Yinglan from the Zhangzhou Kibing Glass company, who presented at ITRI’s Asia Tin Week in Kunming. Tin is used in the...Strongbow raises funds for water treatment work
Canadian-listed Strongbow Exploration (TSX-V: SBW) has successfully raised C$10.7 million (~US$8.6 million) from a royalty sale and private placement which will be used for working capital and for construction of a water treatment plant at its South Crofty tin project...Tasmanian tin projects making strides
Speakers at ITRI’s Asia Tin Week in Kunming outlined recent successes and plans at the Heemskirk and Cleveland tin projects, both located in Tasmania. Stellar Resources Managing Director, Peter Blight, outlined how the Heemskirk tin project passed a key...
