Another strong month for Indonesian exports
Preliminary data released by the trade ministry indicated that tin shipments from Indonesia in November were close to 9,000 tonnes, following a fairly high level the previous month. The tonnage of tin checked prior to export by surveying companies last month was 8,986...Vinto trims production forecast
Bolivian state tin producer Empresa Metalurgica Vinto (EMV) will finish the year with output of 11,600 tonnes, company head Ramiro Villavicencio told BNamericas. In June the company forecast production of 13,000 tonnes as a result of the incorporation of the antimony...Conflict free smelter program
Two electronics industry organisations – the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) and Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) – have launched their Conflict-Free Smelter (CFS) program, as part of industry’s efforts in response to the...Tin in first wave of industrial metal ETCs
Three physically-backed base metals Exchange Traded Commodities will be launched this Friday 10 December by ETF Securities Limited. The initial offerings will be of funds holding copper, nickel and tin, with the other LME metals and a basket fund starting next year....Leading US companies query conflict minerals” reporting “
Top US retailers are seeking to be excluded from proposed reporting rules relating to “conflict minerals” in their own-brand products, Dow Jones reports. The requirement, part of the Dodd-Frank financial law passed in July, aims to pressure companies to...Fall in Peru’s mine production
Official data released by Peru’s Ministry of Mines and Energy at the weekend showed that production of copper, silver, gold, lead, zinc and tin all decreased in October relative to the same month of 2009. Production of iron ore and molybdenum increased. October...Venture upgrades Mt Lindsay resource estimate
Australian exploration company Venture Minerals Limited announced a substantial resource upgrade for the Company’s Mt Lindsay tin/tungsten deposit in north west Tasmania. This follows a major infill and extensional drill program in preparation for a pending...Tin projects round-up
The current historically high tin price environment is encouraging a flurry of announcements from junior mining companies regarding potential projects. In the past week we have noted reports from six Australian listed companies concerning IPOs, asset sales, drilling...China tin imports fall, exports rise in October
In common with other metals, China’s tin imports fell sharply in October. In the case of tin the latest trade figures reflected the fact that Chinese local market prices did not rise in line with the surge in LME prices since the summer, and for a while were at...
