Tax freeze for Bolivian cooperatives

Feb 7, 2007

The Bolivian government agreed on Tuesday to exempt small-scale miners’ cooperatives from large minerals tax rises planned for this year. According to an Associated Press report from La Paz more than 20,000 miners demonstrated in the Bolivian capital on Monday...

Local approval for Bangka smelter re-openings

Feb 6, 2007

Two more tin smelters in Bangka Belitung province have won regional government approval to re-open, following an initial five at the end of last week, according to Metal Bulletin. However they still require an official go ahead from the Trade Ministry in...

STI reverts to original output target

Feb 5, 2007

A spokesman for Singapore Tin Industries (STI) told journalists today that it plans to produce 9,000 tonnes of refined metal in January-June. The company had produced 8,738 tonnes in the six months to December 2006, but announced on 25 January that it was cutting...

Metals X expands tin production

Jan 26, 2007

Metals X Limited, formerly Bluestone Tin, reported a sharp increase in production at its Collingwood mine in Queensland during the quarter ending December 31. Ore throughput was 260% higher than in the previous quarter, and with grades rising slightly to 1.21% Sn, the...

Singapore Tin and PT Koba Tin to cut output

Jan 25, 2007

Singapore Tin Industries will cut its output target by around 33 percent to 12,000 tonnes this year due to supply constraints in Indonesia, its director Petrus Tjandra told Reuters today. The refiner, a joint venture between China’s top producer, Yunnan Tin, and...

Further steps to limit Indonesian supplies

Jan 24, 2007

A new regulation limiting refined tin exports from Indonesia should help create fairer competition globally and support the world price of tin, Thobrani Alwi, president of PT Timah, said in a report by the Antara news agency. The regulation, issued by the Trade...