Rwanda lockdown forces tin producers to slow production

Jul 6, 2021

Due to rising COVID infections in the country, the Rwandan government has announced new measures to slow the spread. Cases had previously peaked in early 2021, reaching 574 new cases on 26 January. However, cases have surged in the last month; in the last week, daily...

Worker shortage halves Myanmar tin exports

Jun 28, 2021

Imports of tin ores and concentrates from Myanmar into China dropped significantly in May as the major tin mining area in the country struggles with a shortage of workers. Total gross imports of tin ores and concentrates into China totalled some 11,159 tonnes in May,...

YTC begins annual maintenance

Jun 24, 2021

YTC has announced that it will cease production at its main smelter as it undergoes maintenance.Yunnan Tin has two smelters in China, one in Yunnan province, and the other in Hunan. Together, the two smelters produced some 76,500 tonnes of refined tin in 2020, with...

Renison shipments reorganised in wake of MSC disruption

Jun 15, 2021

Metals X, half-owner of the Renison Tin Mine, has issued a notice regarding the situation concerning Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC). Tin concentrates produced at Renison are typically shipped to Malaysia, Thailand, or China – the primary destinations for...

Stable Uis production provides AfriTin with strong base for expansion

Jun 15, 2021

AfriTin Mining has announced that tin concentrate production during the first quarter of the 2022 Financial Year exceeded expectations. The Uis mine, in Namibia, has been in operation for more than a year now. Production began in November 2019, ramping up slowly to...

KLTM suspends tin trading after MSC force majeure

Jun 9, 2021

The Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) tin trading was suspended with effect from 9 June until further notice. There are no transactions occurring as a result of a decision by Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) to invoke force majeure on 7 June. A Malaysian COVID...