More worker protests in Bangka

Jun 7, 2013

Around 2,000 small-scale traditional miners held a rally today in front of PT Timah’s head office in Pangkalpinang, Bangka island, Bloomberg reported. The demonstration seems to have been in response to one by PT Timah workers calling for action to halt illegal...

Huanuni strike over

Jun 4, 2013

Operations at Bolivia’s biggest tin mine, the state-run Huanuni operation, were back to normal by Saturday 25 May after the end of an 18-day strike that cost the mine at least $8-million, Reuters reported. Miners had stopped work as part of a general strike...

China tin imports decline, exports increase

Jun 4, 2013

The latest official data shows China imported 1,198t refined tin in April, down by 27% year-on-year and 24% compared to the previous month. The biggest decline was in imports from Indonesia, which fell by 68% y/y. This fits with a 16% y/y fall in Indonesian exports to...

Timah workers protest at illegal mining

May 24, 2013

About 1,500 Timah workers held a rally in front of the Bangka Belitung legislative council on Wednesday to protest against illegal mining, Agung Nugroho, corporate secretary at the Indonesian tin producer told Bloomberg. Timah’s production has fallen...

More Korean stockpile purchases

May 24, 2013

South Korea’s Public Procurement service bought a further 500 tonnes of refined tin through two tenders this week, bringing total purchases in the year to date to 1,000 tonnes. The agency plans to buy 2,200 tonnes this year. Both tender awards went to Daewoo...

Strike hits Huanuni mine

May 24, 2013

Workers on strike at Bolivia’s biggest tin mine, the state-run Huanuni operation, have cost the mine US$5 million in lost output since they walked off the job on May 6, Reuters reported, quoting a government statement released last Friday. Miners at the...