China tin producers announce co-ordinated production cuts

Jan 20, 2016

China’s nine major tin producers, including the world’s largest supplier Yunnan Tin Company, announced today that they would reduce their combined production by some 17,000 tonnes or 12% year-on-year in 2016 in response to adverse market conditions. The...

Expected production and price increases support Minsur credit rating

Jan 19, 2016

Minsur’s tin production from its operations in Peru and Brazil is forecast to increase from some 26,000 tonnes in 2015 to close to 30,000 tonnes in 2017 in a new analysis by Fitch Ratings. Fitch affirmed a BBB- rating on Minsur bonds, with a stable outlook. In a...

Low prices and permit issues limit Indonesian sales

Jan 19, 2016

PT Timah may slash sales to less than 500 tonnes per month while other Indonesian producers are limited by “quota” restrictions. PT Timah corporate secretary Agung Nugroho told Metal Bulletin that the fall in tin prices has forced it to slash sales to less...

Renison production broadly unchanged in 2015

Jan 8, 2016

Unaudited December production for the Renison mine in Tasmania was released yesterday by 41% shareholder L’sea Resources International Holdings. Production in the last month of 2015 was reported at 645 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate, up by 22.2% on the same month...

Indonesian tin shipments lower in December

Jan 6, 2016

Preliminary data released by the trade ministry today puts December tin exports at 5,804.95 tonnes, down by 43.7% compared to an unusually high December 2014 figure. The data is based on pre-shipment checks made by surveyor companies as part of the ministry’s...

Bolivian tin production increases despite Huanuni losses.

Jan 5, 2016

Bolivia’s refined tin production from January to September 2015 totalled 11,500 tonnes, up 1.3% year-on-year, despite financial problems in the country’s tin mining sector, according to local news sources. Whilst the Colquiri tin-zinc mine and Vinto...