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...

UWSA given deadline to withdraw troops

Oct 25, 2016

The Myanmar army has ordered the United Wa State Army (UWSA) to withdraw all its troops from territory normally under the control of the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA, Mongla Group) before a deadline of 24th October 2016. Tensions arose between the UWSA and...

Rainy season hits Myanmar ore exports

Oct 24, 2016

Customs figures released earlier today show that the gross weight of China’s tin ore and concentrate imports in September totalled 17,802 tonnes (estimated at 2,100t contained tin), up 75% year-on-year but equal to less than half of the August total. 98% of...

Timah chief to join ITRI Asia Tin Week leaders’ panel

Oct 18, 2016

ITRI is pleased to announce that the recently appointed President Director of PT Timah, M. Riza Pahlevi Tabrani, has agreed to participate in a panel discussion on key issues with other tin industry leaders at the Asia Tin Summit meeting to be held in Shanghai on...

MSC appoints new CEO

Oct 10, 2016

The Malaysia Smelting Corporation announced the immediate appointment of Patrick Yong as company Chief Executive Officer on Friday, following the departure of Mr Chua Cheong Yong. Dr Patrick Yong was previously the Managing Director of MSC’s wholly owned...