PT TIMAH confirm export cuts

Oct 8, 2019

Indonesian state-owned tin producer PT TIMAH has reaffirmed its plan to reduce refined tin exports by 2,000 tonnes per month after having announced the plan in September in response to low tin prices. Speaking to Indonesian news agency ANTARA on Friday 4 October,...

Russian tin miner eyes expansion

Oct 3, 2019

Despite tin prices reaching a three-year low in September, Russian tin miner Seligdar forecasts that it will produce up to 60% more tin concentrate in 2019 than in the year before. Seligdar currently operates the Festivalnoye and Perevalnoye deposits in eastern...

Aus Tin reviewing Granville operations

Sep 20, 2019

Following a disruption to mining activities, Aus Tin Mining will review its Granville operation and its ongoing strategy. The disruption comes during a key period for the mining operations. Mining at the Granville project initially begin in February with the first...

AfriTin announce JORC resource at Uis

Sep 17, 2019

AfriTin Mining has announced its maiden JORC-compliant resource estimate at its Uis tin mine, located in Namibia. The resource totals some 72 million tonnes of ore at an average grade of 0.134% tin. The Uis mine was a historically significant producer of tin...

Asia Tin Week: Medium-term tin market future is positive

Sep 11, 2019

ITA held its annual Asia Tin Week event in September, located this year in the city of Xi’an, China. Over 250 delegates gathered at the event to discuss the tin market as well as future applications and sources of tin. The occasion also celebrated the tenth...