Production triples at Bisie

Oct 17, 2019

Alphamin has continued its ramp-up of the Bisie tin mine, producing nearly 2,500 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate during the third quarter. This is up 269% on the previous quarter according to the company. All three factors affecting tin production increased during the...

Granville to enter temporary care & maintenance

Oct 11, 2019

The Granville tin mine, which was acquired by Aus Tin Mining in 2015 and expanded to include the Granville East prospect in late 2018, is set to be placed on temporary care and maintenance due to issues relating to the mine fleet. Granville, located in Tasmania, has...

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...