Tin prices at 17-year high

Oct 18, 2006

Tin prices at the London Metal Exchange yesterday continued their recent surge above the $10,000 level, hitting $11,000 at one stage before dropping late in trading to a closing figure of $10,350.

PT Timah sticking to its predicted 2006 tin production target

Oct 17, 2006

PT Timah Tbk has said that it is likely that it will stick to its plan to reduce tin output from 41,799 tonnes in 2005 to 38,407 tonnes in 2006, even though Timah was recently asked by the Indonesian government to buy more ore from local miners.The recent...

Indonesian police close down three tin smelters

Oct 10, 2006

Indonesian police have closed the three largest private tin smelters on Bangka island, for breaching mining regulations and not paying royalties and taxes.The three smelters were reported to be operated by Jaya Abadi, CV Dona Kembara Jaya and CV Bangka Putra.Metal...

Violence at Bolivian tin mine

Oct 9, 2006

Violent clashes last week at the state-run Huanuni tin mine in Bolivia left around a dozen miners dead and more than 60 injured.State-employed and independent miners used dynamite and guns to battle for control of the mine as the independent...

Tin market in deficit for January to June 2006

Aug 23, 2006

The World Bureau of Metal Statistics (WBMS) reports that the tin market recorded a calculated market deficit of 1 kt in the period January to June 2006 after allowing for reported DLA deliveries. No allowance is made in the consumption calculation for unreported stock...

Singapore Tin officially opened

Jun 27, 2006

Singapore Tin Industries, a joint venture between Yunnan Tin and KJP International, officially opened its refinery on 23 June. The refinery at Tuas is the first in Singapore and when fully ramped up will produce 36,000 tonnes of tin per year.