PT Timah predicts sales recovery

Oct 31, 2013

Indonesia’s state-controlled tin company PT Timah reported a recovery in its production in the third quarter, but a dip in sales as new export regulations came into effect from 30 August. Despite having to declare force majeure on shipments and build stocks,...

Colquiri mine boosts production, looks for investment

Oct 30, 2013

Production by Empresa Minera Colquiri (EMC), the Bolivian tin-zinc mine nationalised in June last year, has been running ahead of target recently, prompting calls for worker bonuses and extra investment. BN Americas reported that recent tin production has been 319...

Metals X reports increased tin production

Oct 30, 2013

Metals X reported that tin-in-concentrate production at its 50%-owned Renison mine in Tasmania rose by 5% from the previous quarter to 1,586 tonnes in the quarter to end-September. In a statement the company said that “The operation’s mine productivity...

ICDX volumes rising

Oct 25, 2013

The Indonesia Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (ICDX) told Bloomberg on Monday that 500 tonnes of tin which had been sold through the exchange would be exported this week. This would bring shipments made this month up to 1,130 tonnes. Trading volumes on the exchange...

More private smelters join ICDX

Oct 17, 2013

Seven of Indonesia’s private tin smelters are now members of the Indonesia Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (ICDX). The companies, along with state-controlled PT Timah account for around a half of Indonesian tin production. According to the ICDX website, the...

Trade regulation slashes Indonesian exports

Oct 9, 2013

Preliminary data based on pre-shipment checks for Indonesia’s trade ministry showed that tin exports in September had fallen by 92% compared to the same month last year. 786 tonnes of tin was cleared for export, of which 400 tonnes was in the form of ingots and...