Yunnan Chengfeng stops production
China’s second largest refined tin producer, Yunnan Chengfeng has currently stopped production at its Gejiu plant due to electric power limitations. Many metals companies and other enterprises in China have been affected recently as local governments try to meet...Venture updates Mt Lindsay project plan
In a new presentation to investors Venture Minerals said that a pre-feasibility study on its Mt Lindsay tin-tungsten-magnetite project in northern Tasmania is due to be completed in the fourth quarter, after which the company will embark on the production of a...Indonesian exports remain low
The tonnage of tin checked for export prior to shipment by Indonesian trade ministry surveyors fell to 7,974 tonnes in August, down 5.6% compared to August 2009. The year-to date tonnage of 60,107 tonnes was 11.3% lower than in the first eight months of last year....Vinto Ausmelt construction begins
The civil works to install an Ausmelt furnace at Bolivian state-owned tin producer Empresa Metalurgica Vinto (EMV) will start this week, company head Ramiro Villavicencio told BNamericas. "Works will take nearly four months while at the same time the...Metals X looks to expand Renison reserves
Metals X has reported very encouraging early results from a new exploration drilling programme around the Renison operation in Tasmania. Grades of between 2.4% and 8.1% tin in some ore samples “confirm the potential for a substantial upgrade and addition to...Timah chemicals plant investment behind schedule
PT Timah’s move to build up its downstream business in solders and tin chemicals is taking longer than expected, according to the Bisnis Indonesia newspaper. Construction of a new PVC stabilisers plant in Cilegon, Java is now a year behind the original schedule...China Tin and parent plan overseas projects and IPO
China Tin Group is planning a public offering in the A-share market early next year, said a top company executive. Li Yangtong, chairman of Guangxi Nonferrous Metals Group, which owns China Tin, said the parent company would inject into China Tin its tin, antimony,...YTC plans to suspend production of Ausmelt furnace
Yunnan Tin Company (YTC) is planning to stop production of the Ausmelt furnace at its main Gejiu smelter by the end of September in order to examine and repair the equipment. The company says the overhaul period will be around 30 days. Normally, YTC has a maintenance...Rainy season starts again in Indonesia
Indonesian tin miners have had a very short peak season for production this year, as a late-ending monsoon in Q2 has been followed by the early onset of a new rainy season from late August. Adverse weather has mainly affected small mines and independent smelters, with...
