La Parrilla celebrates first tin shipment

Jan 9, 2020

W Resources has sold the first shipment of tin concentrate from its La Parrilla mine following a move to 24-hour operations. Despite a series of planned – and unplanned – shutdowns to adjust the processing circuit, production rates rose throughout...

Further delays to Baiyinchagan restart

Jan 9, 2020

Yinman Mining is experiencing further delays to the restart of its Baiyinchagan mine. The Chinese tin miner closed its mine in February last year after an accident. On 23 February 2019, an accident at the Baiyinchagan mine killed 21 people, injuring a further 29. As a...

YTC-Minmetals merger falls through

Jan 7, 2020

China Minmetals will no longer take over Yunnan Tin Group (YTG), which owns the world’s largest tin producer Yunnan Tin Co. (YTC), according to a report to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on Monday.   YTG announced greater cooperation between its major shareholder,...

Alphamin targets 10,000 tonnes in 2020

Jan 3, 2020

Alphamin Resources has announced its guidance for 2020, with tin-in-concentrate production of 9,000 – 10,000 tonnes expected. This comes on the back of positive Q4 2019 production. The company expects tin concentrate production in Q4 to test the upper reaches of...

Metals X downgrades Renison forecast

Dec 18, 2019

Tasmanian tin miner Metals X expects tin production for the first half of 2020 to be lower than previously expected. The company now sees production of tin-in-concentrate some 1,000 tonnes lower than previous guidance.   The company has been working on the Area 5...

Aus Tin Mining eyes Granville return

Dec 13, 2019

Aus Tin Mining has announced that it will resume operations at its Granville mine in Q1 2020. The company placed the mine on temporary care and maintenance in October. In a statement, the company said that it had agreed to a funding package that will allow it to begin...