Another slow month for Indonesian exports

Apr 6, 2016

Preliminary figures released by the trade ministry to news agencies today showed that March tin exports from Indonesia were only 2,719 tonnes, down by 61% compared to March 2015. The data is consistent with the volume of refined tin traded on the ICDX last month,...

Access to Minsur mine blocked

Apr 6, 2016

Minsur announced late yesterday that members of the Antauta community, located next to its San Rafael mine in Peru, have blocked the access road to the mine. In a statement the company said that “to date, the company has not received any communication from the...

Huanuni receives $20 million loan for mine operations

Apr 5, 2016

An agreement has been signed between the Bolivian Ministry of Mining and Empresa Minera Huanuni for the injection of US$20 million into the mining company to purchase essential supplies and pay off debt of approximately $17 million with its suppliers, according to...

Myanmar tin ore exports plummet in February

Mar 22, 2016

Latest official customs statistics released by China yesterday showed that the country’s tin ore and concentrate imports from Myanmar totalled just 8,641 tonnes (gross weight) in February 2016, down 88% from 72,436 tonnes in January and down 53.0% year-on-year....

South Korea makes first tin stockpile purchase of 2016

Mar 21, 2016

South Korea’s Public Procurement Service (PPS) made its first tin purchase this year on 15 March, buying 200 tonnes of standard grade low lead MSC metal by tender from Daewoo International at a c.i.f. premium to the LME price of $494. This is the first time that...

The top 10 refined tin producers of 2015

Mar 15, 2016

ITRI reports that nine of the top ten refined tin producers saw a fall in production in 2015, including all of the big four companies. All Chinese companies in the top ten saw refined production fall in 2015. Despite the continuing increase in supply of tin ore and...