Koba Tin declares force majeure

Feb 12, 2007

Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) said today that force majeure had been declared on shipments from its PT Koba Tin subsidiary in Indonesia. This follows a continuing investigation into its ore purchases and the arrest of several Koba executives at the weekend. MSC...

Bolivian troops seize Vinto tin smelter

Feb 12, 2007

On Friday more than 200 troops occupied the 12,000 tpy Vinto tin smelter in Bolivia. The soldiers entered the facility after Bolivian President Juan Evo Morales Ayma arrived to sign a decree nationalizing the plant, the country’s largest operating smelter. The...

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...