Renison re-start confirmed for mid-year

Feb 4, 2008

Metals X has confirmed that commissioning of the Renison mill in Tasmania will begin in June, following the commencement of mining at the Mt Bischoff open pit this month and the Renison underground mine in April. The combined Renison operation, run by its subsidiary...

China freeze hits tin production

Feb 4, 2008

With China’s southern provinces suffering the worst weather conditions in 30 years in January, many mines and smelters are reported to have shut down, particularly in Hunan and Jiangxi. The two provinces accounted for over 20% of China’s tin production...

Indonesia to issue more tin export licences

Jan 29, 2008

Indonesia is preparing to issue two new tin export licenses, a government official said. That would bring the total to 17 licenced tin exporters, Hartojo Agus Tjahjono, export director of mining and industry products at the Trade Ministry, told Bloomberg in an...

Koba problems escalate

Jan 29, 2008

PT Koba Tin’s smelting facilities on Indonesia’s Bangka island have been shut down, pending an investigation into illegal mining, the head of local police force said today. "We closed down Koba Tin’s smelting operation this morning. The company...

China’s tin production rose 7.4% in 2007

Jan 25, 2008

Provisional non-ferrous metals production figures released by China’s National Bureau of Statistics today show that refined tin production rose by 7.4% to 149,102 tonnes last year. December output was reported at 12,682 tonnes, 2.3% up on a year earlier. ITRI...

Mixed views on price outlook

Jan 23, 2008

In the latest survey of LME metals price forecasts published by Reuters yesterday the average of 29 analysts’ forecasts of the tin price in 2008 was US$15,387/tonne, 6% higher than last year’s actual average of $14,542/tonne, but lower than recent levels....