Yunnan Tin posts new profit record

Aug 17, 2021

Yunnan Tin Company (YTC) posted record profits over the first half of 2021 on the back of high base metals prices and improved production. With much of the world investing in infrastructure to recover from the economic impacts of the coronavirus (COVID) pandemic, the...

Huanuni’s Lucianita plant begins operations

Aug 4, 2021

Local media in Bolivia is reporting that EM Huanuni has begun operating its Lucianita processing plant. Earlier this year, COMIBOL – the Bolivian mining authority that owns the mine – announced that it would begin operating Lucianita from the beginning of May....

Strong quarter for Metals X despite challenges

Jul 27, 2021

Metals X has announced the results of a very positive quarter at its half-owned Renison mine. In the mine, both production and the grade of the ore improved compared to the first quarter of 2021. 206,192 tonnes of ore was mined in Q2, up by 32,252 tonnes (19%). Grades...

Tighter Chinese market slows tin exports

Jul 23, 2021

Chinese exports of refined tin slowed in June as the arbitrage between the Shanghai and London exchanges narrowed. The arbitrage arises from differences in the valuation of tin between the two exchanges. Typically, the Chinese import price – the LME price, minus...

Chinese imports jump as Myanmar backlog clears

Jul 22, 2021

Chinese smelters experienced some relief to their tight raw materials supply chains as imports of tin concentrate from Myanmar jumped in June. The latest customs data, which is reported as gross weight, indicated that 14,249 tonnes came from Myanmar in June. This is a...

Rebound expected after weaker quarter for Alphamin

Jul 7, 2021

Alphamin Resources has released data from the second quarter of this year. Although results were generally lower quarter-on-quarter, the outlook for tin production remains positive. The company, which produces some 4% of the world’s tin-in-concentrate, produced...