Colquiri mine re-opens

Oct 12, 2012

More than 600 mineworkers went back to work at the Colquiri zinc-tin mining complex in Bolivia on 8 October after a lengthy conflict between co-operative and salaried workers over access to mining areas. Work at the mine restarted early Monday despite new unrest over...

Indonesian shipments bounce back

Oct 11, 2012

There has been a strong recovery in Indonesian exports in September, following a drop the previous month due to low prices and religious holidays. The tonnage inspected prior to shipment by surveying companies working for the trade ministry was 9,874 tonnes in...

Timah plans closer controls on small mines

Oct 3, 2012

Indonesia’s PT Timah is assessing the work of independent miners that operate in its concessions to ensure adequate ore supplies, a spokesman told Bloomberg. Timah will survey 1,300 small miners and request they re-apply for permits that include an output target...

Operations to resume at Colquiri

Oct 3, 2012

Production is due to resume imminently at the Colquiri tin-zinc mine in Bolivia, following a month long stoppage as a result of a dispute between company employees and co-operatives about access to part of the mine. The mine, which produced 2,200 tonnes of...

Korea makes further tin stockpile purchases

Sep 19, 2012

South Korea’s Public Procurement Service has bought a further 400 tonnes of refined tin at its latest tender, bringing purchases in the year to date to 1,900 tonnes. The agency, which maintains stocks on behalf of small and medium-sized manufacturing companies,...

New problems at Colquiri mine

Sep 19, 2012

A fresh dispute between workers at Bolivia’s Colquiri tin-zinc mine and independent co-operative miners has disrupted production there for the second time this year. Following the first dispute in May-June the mine, previously operated by Glencore subsidiary...