DRC Chamber of Mines reports surge in tin production

Feb 12, 2015

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Chamber of Mines has reported annual mine production in the DRC of 10,756 tonnes of cassiterite ranging from 55% to 65% tin or 6,454 tonnes of tin assuming 60% Sn. (ITRI has not yet made any comparison of these mine...

Little progress on Indonesian moratorium plan

Feb 12, 2015

As LME and ICDX tin prices have fallen to new lows this week, the proposal by Bangka Belitung Governor Rustam Effendi to halt sales for two months or longer is making little headway, according to reports by Bloomberg and Reuters today. The governor first raised the...

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...