PT Timah refined tin production stable in 2015

Mar 8, 2016

State-run Indonesian tin miner, PT Timah, has announced that its refined tin production was broadly unchanged in 2015, falling less than 1% year-on-year to 27,431 tonnes. This is despite an 18% fall in mined tin production to 26,361 tonnes over the same period. PT...

2015 tin production rises at Minsur’s Brazilian operations

Mar 8, 2016

Minsur’s consolidated results for Q4 reveal that total tin-in-concentrate production from the Pitinga mine in Brazil, operated by its subsidiary, Taboca, rose 2% to 5,744 tonnes in 2015. In addition, refined tin production from Taboca’s Pirapora smelter...

Myanmar tin ore exports shoot to record highs in January

Feb 23, 2016

Latest official customs statistics released by China yesterday reveal tin ore imports from Myanmar in January soared to an all-time record of 72,436 tonnes (gross weight), a 239% year-on-year increase. The figure also represents a 66% rise from the 43,531 tonnes...

PT Refined Bangka Tin announces end to tin operations

Feb 23, 2016

Major private Indonesian tin miner and smelter, PT Refined Bangka Tin (RBT), has announced plans to end all its tin operations and scrap its smelting and refining facility due to environmental concerns, Reuters reported yesterday. Tomy Winata, the founder of...

Minsur’s Peruvian production falls in December

Feb 16, 2016

Latest data released by Peru’s Energy and Mines Ministry has revealed that tin production by Minsur’s San Rafael mine, the country’s only tin operation, dropped in December 2015 by nearly 23% to 1,841 mt. According to the ministry, mined tin output...