Collingwood mine continues to under-perform

Nov 27, 2007

Metals X, which plans to reactivate the Renison and Mt Bischoff tin mines in Tasmania next year, continues to face operating problems at its Collingwood mine in northern Queensland. Production from the mine in the July-September quarter was only 391 tonnes of...

Indonesian tin quota proposal

Nov 26, 2007

The governor of Bangka-Belitung province told a news media briefing in Jakarta today that a proposal to introduce tin export quotas from next year has been submitted to Indonesia’s president by the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry. The ministry “has...

China remains net importer in October

Nov 22, 2007

Official Chinese customs figures released today showed that the country remained a net importer of unwrought tin last month. Exports of refined tin and alloy were only 733 tonnes (56.3% lower than in October 2006), while imports were 2,469 tonnes (59.1% higher than...

DLA offers 4,000 tonnes

Nov 22, 2007

The US government’s Defense Logistics Agency has issued a solicitation of offers for 4,000 tonnes of tin. Offers for the metal, all stored in a DLA warehouse in Hammond, Indiana, are due in by next Wednesday 28 November. Interested parties are invited to bid for...

YTC comments on growth plans

Nov 20, 2007

Yunnan Tin Company expects to produce 60,000 tonnes of tin this year, but will hold back on further increases in production due to concerns about raw material supplies and prices. “We need to secure supplies of raw materials. We also want to control output. If...

Production increases at Huanuni on track

Nov 16, 2007

Comibol’s Huanuni mine in Bolivia produced 708 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate in October, according to local press reports quoted by BN Americas. “It’s an acceptable figure considering that there have been no concrete investments,” the general...