Wa State announces new licensing process

Feb 27, 2025

Wa State authorities have issued instructions for applications for mining, processing, and prospecting licences in the autonomous region of Myanmar that suspended tin mining in August 2023. In a document seen by the International Tin Association, the authorities...

Alphamin production up 38% in 2024

Jan 30, 2025

Alphamin Resources has announced Q4 production at the Bisie mine, DR Congo, of 5,237 tonnes tin-in-concentrate, bringing 2024 production to 17,324 t, up 38% from 2023 following the Mpama South expansion. Ore processed at Bisie increased 2% to 232,860 t, whiles grades...

The need for investment in tin future supply

Dec 19, 2024

At the start of December, ITA hosted the thirteenth annual Investing in Tin seminar, with over 100 delegates attending in-person and online. The event saw presentations from tin industry experts and future tin producers.   Why invest in tin? ITA Senior Market...

ITA visits Bolivia

Nov 29, 2024

International Tin Association CEO Helen Prins, Senior Market Analyst Tom Langston, and Market Analyst Freddie Mitchell travelled to Bolivia in November to meet with the country’s major tin industry stakeholders. This marks the second visit to Bolivia by ITA staff in...

Minsur to sell Taboca to China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group

Nov 27, 2024

Peru’s Minsur S.A. is to sell its Brazilian subsidiary Mineração Taboca, which operates the Pitinga mine and the Pirapora smelter, to China Nonferrous Trade Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group Co. (CNMC). The agreement signed on 26 November...

Alphamin nears completion of production ramp up

Oct 17, 2024

Alphamin Resources (TSXV: AFM; JSE AltX: APH) has reported tin production of 4,917 tonnes in Q3 2024, up 22% from the previous quarter, in line with the company’s planned annual production of 20,000 tonnes. Ore processed from Alphamin’s DR Congo-based Bisie mine...