Vinto tender awards due shortly

Aug 22, 2007

Results of a tender for the sale of 800 tonnes of tin from the Vinto metallurgical complex (CMV) in Bolivia are due to be announced on 23 August, a mining ministry spokesman told Business News Americas. Four companies are reported to have submitted bids. The sale...

Minsur smelter shut down following earthquake

Aug 22, 2007

Minsur’s Funsur tin smelter near Pisco has been temporarily shut down following the major earthquake which shook southern Peru last Wednesday evening. According to a union representative speaking to Dow Jones International News, “There was practically no...

Timah to halt new tin sales – update

Aug 20, 2007

Indonesia’s PT Timah is to temporarily halt new spot sales of tin as a result of the recent fall in prices. "We are putting a brake on the sales of tin for new contracts and spot sales," a spokesman told Reuters on Friday. The company will halt new...

MSC announces Indonesian strategic alliance

Aug 17, 2007

Malaysia Smelting Corporation Bhd (MSC) yesterday announced an agreement with Metal Resources Capital Ltd (MERC) which could substantially increase its access to tin reserves on Bangka island, Indonesia. MERC is owned by an Indonesian based group principally involved...

Chinese tin production continues to fall

Aug 17, 2007

China’s production of refined tin was below year-ago levels for the third month running in July, according to statistics published on Wednesday by the country’s National Bureau of Statistics. The slowdown reflects government measures to remove tax breaks...

Metals X frustrated at Tasmanian planning delays

Aug 14, 2007

Metals X continues with preparations to re-open the Renison Bell mine and concentrator in Tasmania, with its re-start plan based on combining feed from both the Renison underground mine and the nearby Mt Bischoff open pit. However the Tasmanian government has yet to...