ICDX launches new physical tin contract

Mar 4, 2019

The Indonesia Commodities and Derivatives Exchange (ICDX) has launched a new physical tin contract today, Monday, 4 March. The Ex-Warehouse Physical Contract transfers tin exports to bonded warehouses, operated by the Bonded Logistics Centre (PLB). This is the first...

Ore-sorting technology benefits Renison production

Feb 28, 2019

Metals X, which owns a 50% stake in the Renison tin mine, Tasmania, through the Bluestone Mines Tasmania Joint Venture, saw revenue fall from $42.5 million to $36.5 million in the final quarter of 2018. During Q4 of 2018, the operational focus at the Renison mine was...

Myanmar: January ore shipments down 36% year-on-year

Feb 27, 2019

China’s imports of tin ores and concentrates totalled 30,719 tonnes in January, with 29,389 tonnes from Myanmar, according to the latest official customs statistics. The estimated tin content of shipments from Myanmar in January was 7,100 tonnes, up 48%...

China mine production impacted by Baiyinchagan accident

Feb 25, 2019

At around 8:20 am on February 23, a commuter bus carrying mine workers from the Baiyinchagan mine in Inner Mongolia, China, lost control on the auxiliary slope of the mine. The bus crashed in the main mine roadway after the brakes failed to stop the vehicle, killing...

Renison tin output record

Feb 20, 2019

Renison mine produced a record amount of tin in January, according to Damien Marantelli, managing director of Metals X. The mine, located on the west coast of Tasmania, is a joint-venture between Metals X and Yunnan Tin Group. In the final quarter of 2018, the mine...

First tin at Granville East

Feb 18, 2019

Aus Tin Mining today announced that mining has commenced at its Granville East Mine in Tasmania, with the first block averaging 2.1% tin. In April, the company was awarded approval to increase its processing limit upwards to some 40,000 tonnes and to resume mining at...