Minsur mine back to full capacity

Aug 30, 2011

Minsur’s San Rafael mine in Peru’s Puno province returned to full production from the end of May, ITRI understands, following nine months of reduced operations while the company awaited all necessary approvals of its tailings storage facilities. Since late August last...

Indonesian shipments fall in May

Aug 30, 2011

Provisional trade ministry data shows the tonnage of tin checked prior to export from Indonesia dropped sharply to 7,013 tonnes in May, following exports of over 9,000 tonnes in each of the previous two months. May shipments were 4.4% down on the May 2010 level....

Price fall may cut Indonesian production

Aug 30, 2011

Following a strong increase in Indonesian exports in the first four months of this year, a private smelter group said the slump in prices in recent months would lead to at least a temporary drop in supplies. “Our smelters bought tin ore stocks when tin prices...

MSC returns to profit

Aug 30, 2011

Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) reported a return to profitability in the first quarter of 2011, boosting its share price in both Malaysia and Singapore, where it has had dual listing since January, Bloomberg reported. The company had a first-quarter profit of...

Second strong month for Indonesian exports

Aug 30, 2011

Indonesia’s refined tin exports rose 22% year-on-year in April due to improving weather conditions, an official at the trade ministry told Reuters on Monday. Indonesia, the world’s top tin exporter, shipped 9,708 tonnes of refined tin in April, compared to...

Japan tin imports show delayed quake effect

Aug 30, 2011

Official trade data shows the lagged effect of the natural disasters which hit Japan in March on refined tin demand in Japan. After holding up quite well through April and May, June imports slumped to 1,932 tonnes, down 43% on June 2010. Cumulative imports in the...