Bluestone venture to start 1 March

Feb 8, 2010

The new joint venture under which China’s Yunnan Tin Group will take a 50% stake in Metals X’s Tasmanian tin assets will come into effect on 1 March 2010. YTG will pay A$50 million for the 50% stake in Bluestone Mines Tasmania Pty Ltd and has the option to...

Timah to maintain sales in 2010

Feb 5, 2010

Indonesia’s PT Timah plans to sell 49,000 – 50,000 tonnes of refined tin this year, the company’s President Director told a parliamentary commission in Jakarta. Timah also expects to increase capital expenditure to Rp 600 billion (US$64 million) this...

Police close Bangka smelter

Feb 5, 2010

Indonesian police shut a tin smelter owned by CV Makmur Jaya on Thursday morning on suspicion of illegally processing tin ore obtained from outside the firm’s mining area, Reuters reported. Norman Widjajadi, head of Bangka police, told reporters: "We...

Top Tin Producers in 2009

Feb 2, 2010

Data collected by ITRI in recent weeks shows diverse trends in refined tin production by leading producers in 2009. Yunnan Tin Company remained the world’s largest producer for the fifth year in a row, although its production declined for a second successive...

Indonesian tin gains share in Japan market

Feb 2, 2010

Indonesia accounted for over 61% of Japan’s refined tin imports in 2009, according to an analysis of customs statistics by the trading company Mitsubishi Corporation Unimetals. Japan’s total refined tin imports last year fell by 30% to 22,107 tonnes, while...

Peru’s tin production falls in 2009

Jan 28, 2010

Official mine production figures released this week show that Peru’s production of tin-in-concentrates fell by 3.9% to 37,503 tonnes last year. The country’s production of lead, zinc, molybdenum and iron ore also declined, although there were small...