Another strong month for Indonesian exports

Dec 17, 2010

Preliminary data released by the trade ministry indicated that tin shipments from Indonesia in November were close to 9,000 tonnes, following a fairly high level the previous month. The tonnage of tin checked prior to export by surveying companies last month was 8,986...

Vinto trims production forecast

Dec 15, 2010

Bolivian state tin producer Empresa Metalurgica Vinto (EMV) will finish the year with output of 11,600 tonnes, company head Ramiro Villavicencio told BNamericas. In June the company forecast production of 13,000 tonnes as a result of the incorporation of the antimony...

Conflict free smelter program

Dec 10, 2010

Two electronics industry organisations – the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) and Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) – have launched their Conflict-Free Smelter (CFS) program, as part of industry’s efforts in response to the...

Tin in first wave of industrial metal ETCs

Dec 8, 2010

Three physically-backed base metals Exchange Traded Commodities will be launched this Friday 10 December by ETF Securities Limited. The initial offerings will be of funds holding copper, nickel and tin, with the other LME metals and a basket fund starting next year....

Leading US companies query conflict minerals” reporting “

Dec 3, 2010

Top US retailers are seeking to be excluded from proposed reporting rules relating to “conflict minerals” in their own-brand products, Dow Jones reports. The requirement, part of the Dodd-Frank financial law passed in July, aims to pressure companies to...

Fall in Peru’s mine production

Dec 1, 2010

Official data released by Peru’s Ministry of Mines and Energy at the weekend showed that production of copper, silver, gold, lead, zinc and tin all decreased in October relative to the same month of 2009. Production of iron ore and molybdenum increased. October...