Pitinga outlook positive after record year

Mar 6, 2017

Minsur’s consolidated results, released last week, report that tin output from the Pitinga mine in Brazil rose by 20% year-on-year to 6,875 tonnes, a record high since the mine’s acquisition by Minsur in 2008, while refined tin produced at the Pirapora...

Timah report improved financials for 2016

Mar 1, 2017

The Indonesian state tin company, PT Timah, reported a 148% increase in profits to Rp 251.97 billion (~US$18.9 million) in 2016, despite a fall in mine and refined tin production to 24,121 and 23,756 tonnes respectively, according to an official press release by the...

Myanmar peace process meeting delayed

Mar 1, 2017

The second meeting of Aung San Suu Kyi’s 21st Century Panglong peace process, which was originally scheduled for mid-February, appears to have been postponed and is not expected to be held until mid-March at the earliest. The peace process has been closely...

PT Timah renews commitment to tin industry body ITRI

Feb 28, 2017

Indonesian tin producer PT Timah has renewed its commitment to the global tin industry association ITRI as a key step forward in its mission to be a leading mining company in a world increasingly driven by sustainability issues. Representing the world’s major...

China tin trade subdued in January

Feb 27, 2017

Latest official customs statistics released by China last week showed that the country’s tin ore and concentrate imports from Myanmar fell by 57% year-on-year to 31,359 tonnes (gross weight) in January, predominantly due an earlier Chinese Spring Festival...

Huanuni problems continue in 2016

Feb 20, 2017

Bolivia’s state-owned Huanuni tin mine made a loss of US$6.7 Million last year, according to local news sources, as government statistics show that underinvestment and widespread drought resulted in a 25% year-on-year fall in tin-in-concentrate production in...