Minsur Q1 output in line with guidance

May 17, 2018

Refined tin production from Minsur’s operations in Peru and Brazil totaled 4,983 tonnes in Q1, the company has reported, unchanged year-on-year and in line with company expectations. The output from Peruvian operations totaled 3,483 tonnes of refined tin in Q1, down...

DRC mining regulations drafted as expected

May 16, 2018

Detailed regulations drafted for implementation of the new DRC mining code have been finalised, but have made limited concessions to the requests of large mining companies in the country, Reuters has reported. The draft of over 700 pages recently circulated by the...

PT TIMAH production falls significantly in Q1

May 1, 2018

The Indonesian state-run tin producer, PT TIMAH, has released its results for the first quarter of 2018 which reveal a 23% year-on-year decline in refined tin production to 5,361 tonnes, the lowest quarterly output since Q1 2016. Production of tin ore by the company...

China ore imports decline drastically in March

Apr 30, 2018

According to China’s latest customs statistics, the country’s imports of tin ore and concentrate from Myanmar totaled 7,942 tonnes in March 2018 with an estimated tin content of 2,000 tonnes, down 59% from February and 55% year-on-year. The estimated tin metal content...

Export license rule change restricts Indonesian shipments

Apr 20, 2018

Changing rules regarding the granting of export permits for Indonesian tin producers have restricted shipments of refined tin since early March. Customs data revealed shipments fell to 5,469 tonnes in March, down from 7,207 tonnes in February, while Indonesian...

Renison output down slightly ahead of ore sorter completion

Apr 20, 2018

Australian miner Metals X’s Q1 activities report has revealed that production from the Renison tin mine in Tasmania fell to 1,725 tonnes in Q1, down 3.3% year-on-year and 3.4% from Q4 2017. The small drop in tin output compared to the last quarter of 2017 was due to...