China raises resource tax on tin and other minerals

Feb 22, 2012

China raised the resources tax on six minerals, including iron ore, tin and molybdenum, to help conserve reserves in the world’s second-biggest economy, Bloomberg reported, citing the official China Taxation News service. The increase was effective from February...

The top ten tin producers in 2011

Feb 22, 2012

The table shows the results of a survey of the leading refined tin producers carried out by ITRI. Of the companies covered, half reported a decline in production last year, including three of the big four. The two largest companies reporting increases were the ASEAN...

Minsur production and profits fall in 2011

Feb 22, 2012

Peru’s only tin producer Minsur SA reported a 27% fall in net profits and a 16% drop in refined tin production last year, with a particularly sharp drop in profits in Q4. Net profit plunged 90% year-on-year in October-December to 24.8 million soles (US$9.24...

Guangxi tin operations closed

Feb 14, 2012

Large numbers of metal enterprises, including mines, concentrators and smelters in Hechi city, Guangxi province are closed after Spring Festival as a consequence of cadmium pollution in the Longjiang River. Although the main tin producer in Guangxi, China Tin, still...

Vinto expansion to be completed by H2

Feb 13, 2012

The Ausmelt furnace that Bolivia’s Vinto metallurgical complex (EMV) is installing will be up and running in H2, an official from state miner Comibol told BNamericas. “Right now, the last pieces of equipment are being installed and the testing stage is...

Indonesian exports drop after December rush

Feb 10, 2012

After hitting a record level of 15,103 tonnes in December, the volume of tin metal checked prior to export by surveying companies working for the Indonesian trade ministry fell sharply to 5,380 tonnes in January. The January figure was down 27% on the same month of...