Renison output slips in Q3

Australian tin producer Metals X (ASX: MLX) announced Q3 tin production at its Renison mine fell 17% from Q2 to 2,272 tonnes of contained tin due to processing issues. The company, which co-owns the Bluestone Mines Tasmania Joint Venture that operates the Renison...

Alphamin raises 2025 guidance on strong Q3 results

Mauritius-based tin miner Alphamin Resources (TSX-V: AFM; JSE AltC: APH) has reported Q3 production of 5,190 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate from the Bisie mine in eastern DR Congo, and raised its annual guidance to 18,000-18,500 tonnes. Production in the quarter ending...

Confiscated smelters handed over to PT Timah amid mining crackdown

Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto formally handed over six previously-confiscated tin smelters to state-owned PT Timah in a ceremony on Monday amid growing market concerns about Indonesian tin supply. The ceremony took place during Prabowo’s visit to...

MSC revenue resilient despite disruption

Refined tin producer Malaysia Smelting Corp (MSC) has reported second quarter revenue of RM 379 million (approximately US$87 million), up 2.5% from the previous quarter, despite disruption to operations. MSC attributed the increase in revenue to higher sales of...

Wa edges towards restart as miners pay for licences

A restart to mining in Wa region appears on the horizon as mining companies pay for mining permits under the new licensing regime. The much-anticipated restart to mining operations in the autonomous region in northern Myanmar had been delayed after the authorities...

Bisie output steady following operational restart

Mauritius-based tin miner Alphamin Resources (TSXV : AFM ; JSE AltX : APH) saw production from its Bisie mine in eastern DR Congo fall marginally to 4,106 tonnes in the second quarter. Production fell 3.8% from Q1 (a 2.0% rise from Q2 2024) due to the 28-day mining...