Pitinga production strong in Q3

Nov 15, 2016

Minsur’s Q3 consolidated results, released yesterday, reveal that refined tin output from its Brazilian subsidiary, Taboca, rose 16% YoY to 1,742 tonnes during the quarter. The increase was largely due to completion of hydroelectric plant repairs at the...

Minsur reports Q3 rise in Peruvian production

Nov 15, 2016

Minsur’s individual Q3 results, released at the end of October, reveal a 25% improvement in refined tin production from its Pisco smelter to 5,182 tonnes, and a 5% increase in tin-in-concentrate production from the San Rafael Mine to 5,114 tonnes, compared to Q3...

Contract signed for new plant at Colquiri

Nov 4, 2016

The Bolivian state mining company, Comibol, has signed a US$75M contract for construction of a new tin and zinc processing plant at the Colquiri tin-zinc mine, according to local news sources. The 2,000tpd plant will be built by the Bolivian company Ziegler and will...

Timah production recovers in Q3

Oct 31, 2016

Indonesia’s state-controlled tin company, PT Timah, has reported strong operational and financial results in Q3, aided by the rising tin price, although total production for the first 9 months of the year still lags behind 2015 levels. Q3 mine production rose 9%...

South Korea adds to stockpile purchases

Oct 31, 2016

South Korea’s Public Procurement Service bought 200 tonnes of refined tin by tender on 26 October, bringing its total purchases to 700 tonnes in 2016, well down on typical levels of some 2,000 tpy in recent years. The PPS bought 100t of Indonesian metal via...

Renison output recovers in Q3

Oct 25, 2016

Metals X reported positive Q3 results from its 50% owned Renison tin mine in Tasmania earlier today, with a strong increase in production to 1,718 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate and a significant reduction in operating costs. Tin production rose 49% compared to Q2 and...