Seligdar output shrinks in winter cold

Apr 25, 2022

Tin production from Russian miner Seligdar fell in Q1 2022, according to its latest quarterly results. Seligdar owns and operates the Festivalnoye and Pravourmiyskoye mines in the Russian Far East through its subsidiary Rusolovo. In the first quarter this year, the...

Yunnan Hualian mine closes on COVID risk

Apr 21, 2022

Yunnan Tin Co., the world’s largest tin producer, has been forced to temporarily cease operations at one of its mines. Mining at the company’s Yunnan Hualian Zinc and Indium Co. subsidiary ceased on 18 April to comply with the local government’s...

High China price sees import surge

Apr 20, 2022

The latest customs data from China indicates that the country imported significant quantities of tin during March, likely because of the high local price. China imported some 28,986 tonnes of tin ores and concentrates (gross weight) in March 2022. This material was...

AfriTin eyes Phase 1 expansion completion

Mar 30, 2022

AfriTin Mining has one eye on the completion of its Phase 1 Expansion project, backed by continued strong performance at its Uis mine in Namibia. The company’s production figures for the final quarter of the 2021-2022 Financial Year (FY2022) are extremely...

China’s concentrate imports spike as backlog clears

Mar 24, 2022

Imports of tin ores and concentrates into China jumped significantly in January as a backlog of deliveries from the end of 2021 was cleared. The gross weight of imports into China totalled some 39,989 tonnes in January 2022, some 200% higher than in December 2021....

COVID outbreak disrupts Chinese smelters’ tin supply

Mar 1, 2022

Tin trade between China and Myanmar is set to be disrupted again after two new COVID cases were confirmed in Panghsang, Myanmar. Tin production in the Man Maw area of Myanmar, one of the most significant areas in the world, passes through the city of Panghsang on its...