ITRI builds membership committed to a sustainable industry

Feb 11, 2015

ITRI, the international tin industry association, has recently completed a strategic review of its activities and is pleased to announce that both ITRI and its members have strengthened their commitment to the development of a modern, responsible and sustainable...

Vinto expansion officially inaugurated

Feb 9, 2015

Bolivian President Evo Morales was present at the official opening ceremony for the new Ausmelt furnace operated by Empresa Metalúrgica Vinto (EMV) last Thursday, 5 February. The Ausmelt furnace, delayed by technical problems since last year, will enable the smelter...

China tin ores and concentrates imports up 50% in 2014

Feb 3, 2015

China imported a massive 177,950t (gross weight) of tin ores and concentrates in 2014, of which more than 97% was from Myanmar. ITRI estimates that the tin content of imported ore was around 28,000t, up by 50% compared with 2013. This is by far the highest annual...

Regulatory controls to constrain Indonesian exports in 2015

Feb 3, 2015

A new survey carried out by Bloomberg suggests that Indonesian tin exports could fall to around 61,000 tonnes this year due to tighter controls on mining operations. This is a drop of some 20% compared to a preliminary trade ministry estimate of 2014 exports of 75,925...

Rwanda smelter starts trial production

Jan 22, 2015

Rwanda’s state mining minister Evode Imena has told Reuters that a new tin smelter has started a 10 day pilot production programme as part of a plan to boost mineral export earnings. Mining is Rwanda’s second biggest foreign income earner after tourism,...

Renison production to rise further

Jan 21, 2015

In an interview with Bloomberg, Metals X CEO Peter Cook said that production from the company’s joint-venture Renison mine in Tasmania could rise to around 8,000 tonnes in 2015, while a decision on a tailings treatment project was due in six months. The...