New initiative to oversee Indonesian tin mines

Jan 25, 2011

Following a visit by Indonesia’s Vice President Boediono and forestry minister Zulkifli Hasan to Bangka island at the end of last week, a special team will be established to monitor tin mining in Bangka-Belitung (Babel) province, focussing on environmental...

Renison tin output dips, reserves increased

Jan 25, 2011

Australia’s largest tin miner, Metals X Ltd, has reported a dip in December quarter production at its Bluestone operations in Tasmania, but is advancing plans to mine copper as a by-product. The Bluestone operations – comprising the Renison and Mt Bischoff...

MSC Singapore share float goes ahead

Jan 24, 2011

Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) has launched an offering to raise Sg$43.8 million (approximately US$34.2 million) for a secondary listing on the Singapore stock exchange. The IPO offer opened on 21 January and will close at noon local time on Tuesday. MSC, which...

China tin imports down, prices up

Jan 24, 2011

China imported 950 tonnes tin and tin alloy in December according to official customs data released at the end of last week. Cumulative imports of tin and tin alloy declined by 23.6% to 18,542 in 2010. The decline was mainly because the LME price was much higher than...

China illegal mines clampdown a success

Jan 19, 2011

China’s Ministry of Land and Resources announced on Tuesday that authorities in the country have found and ordered the clean-up of 284 illegal mines in an effort to regulate the exploration of valuable minerals. The number of small-scale operations producing...

Koba Tin plans stable output in 2011

Jan 11, 2011

Indonesia’s PT Koba Tin plans to produce 6,620 tonnes of refined tin this year, virtually unchanged from actual output of 6,644 tonnes achieved in 2010. Although Koba’s mine production exceeded its target last year, despite adverse weather conditions,...