Koba Tin operating normally after police raid

Jan 24, 2007

PT Koba Tin, Indonesia’s second largest tin producer, continues to conduct “business as usual” following intervention by the police at its smelter on Bangka island. “It’s still business as usual” after the visit, Mathias Harryanto,...

Indonesian government not re-licencing smelters

Jan 17, 2007

A senior Indonesian government spokesman denied yesterday that new operating licences were about to be issued to some independent smelters on Bangka island. More than twenty operations were shut down last October by the police and they will remain in-operational for...

Bolivia clarifies nationalisation policy

Jan 15, 2007

Bolivia’s Vice Mining Minister, Luis Alberto Ichazu, said on Friday that the country aimed to raise taxes on mining companies rather than nationalise them. The minister was commenting on earlier reports by Bolivia’s state-run ABI news agency on a speech by...

Operating licences now available for some Bangka tin smelters

Jan 12, 2007

The governor of Indonesia’s Bangka Belitung province announced late yesterday that the tin smelters which were closed down last October can apply for new operating licences immediately, subject to various conditions. [SNIP]The governor’s statement listed...

Indonesian tin smelters may re-open soon

Jan 10, 2007

Eight tin smelters on the Indonesian island of Bangka were expected to hear by today whether they will receive permits to resume operations, according to Metal Bulletin. However local sources say that the deadline has now been put back to January 19. [SNIP]The...