China tin concentrate imports exceed expectations in August

Oct 1, 2018

According to the latest China Customs figures, Tin contained in imported concentrate in August totalled an estimated 6,000 tonnes, with 5,600 tonnes from Myanmar, up 22% month-on-month and 11% year-on-year. Gross imports of tin concentrate by China totalled 23,171...

Huanuni to trial new processing plant

Oct 1, 2018

The Bolivian state-owned tin mining company, Empresa Minera Huanuni (EMH), has announced plans to start trial operations at the Huanuni Mine’s Lucianita processing plant in late-October, according to local news sources. The 3,000tpd Lucianita plant was built by the...

PT TIMAH production recovers in Q2

Sep 27, 2018

The Indonesian state-run tin producer, PT TIMAH, has released its results for the second quarter of 2018, which reveal a 31% quarter-on-quarter increase in refined tin production to 7,005 tonnes, although this represented a 12% decline compared to the same period of...

Minsur output robust in Q2

Aug 17, 2018

Refined tin production from Minsur’s operations in Peru and Brazil totalled 6,835 tonnes in Q2, the company has reported, up 3% year-on-year and up 37% from Q1, in line with company expectations. Refined tin output from Peruvian operations totalled 5,170 tonnes in Q2,...

Myanmar tin shipments drop to lower levels

Aug 16, 2018

The tin content of Myanmar ore and concentrate shipments to China in June and July was estimated by the International Tin Association (ITA) at 4,300 tonnes and 3,700 tonnes respectively, down 19% and 38% year-on-year. The estimated tin content of Myanmar shipments...

Renison output down as new ore sorter is commissioned

Jul 18, 2018

Australian miner Metals X’s Q2 activities report has revealed that production from its 50%-owned Renison tin mine in Tasmania fell to 1,418 tonnes in Q2 2018, down 16.7% year-on-year and 17.7% from Q1. The lower tin production was primarily due to lower tin head...