Tax change to challenge Myanmar miners

Jul 8, 2022

The Wa State government has raised export tariffs on mineral products – including tin – as it attempts to navigate rising inflation. According to a document seen by ITA China, the Wa State Central Economic Planning Board raised the export tariffs on all...

Alphamin hits new record, mine not for sale

Jul 5, 2022

Alphamin’s latest quarter saw the company achieve record tin production, surpassing levels set in the previous period. During the second quarter, the company mined some 112,600 tonnes of ore from its Mpama North mine, part of its growing Bisie complex. Despite...

Ganzhou Kaiyuan announces smelter maintenance

Jun 21, 2022

Ganzhou Kaiyuan is the latest Chinese tin smelter to announce annual maintenance. In an announcement published on 20 June, the company said that considering the state of the smelting equipment, it would replace the furnace bricks and complete maintenance on its...

Indonesian government plans tin royalty changes

Jun 21, 2022

The Indonesian government is considering changing the royalty rate for tin. The government has been debating the existing system in a session today (21 June 2022). Currently, tin producers pay a flat rate of 3% on all tin production to the government. However, the new...

AfriTin continues to deliver

Jun 17, 2022

AfriTin Mining continued its strong start to 2022 according to its latest quarterly update. The company, which operates the Uis tin mine in Namibia, reported that it produced 152 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate during the March to May period, up 13% quarter-on-quarter...

Updated Renison MRE significantly boosts contained tin

Jun 16, 2022

Tin contained at Renison Bell has significantly increased this year according to part-owner Metals X’ recent update to the mine’s Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE). Renison, Australia’s largest (and only) tin mine, has been in operation for more than 100 years. However,...