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...

Low costs and tailings project help maintain Minsur rating

Jan 21, 2015

Fitch Ratings has affirmed its credit rating of Minsur SA at BBB-, with a stable outlook. Minsur was initially rated by Fitch and Moody’s a year ago in the run up to a US$450 million bond issue. In a statement Fitch said that low production costs, a forecast...

Renison mine sets new production records

Jan 8, 2015

Unaudited fourth quarter production for the Renison mine in Tasmania released by 41% shareholder L’sea Resources International Holdings yesterday show that the operation has established both quarterly and annual production records under its current ownership....

Indonesian exports bounce back in December

Jan 8, 2015

Indonesian tin exports increased to 10,318 tonnes in December, recovering strongly from an extremely low 465 tonnes in November, according to preliminary trade department data based on pre-shipment inspections by surveying companies. The annual 2014 tonnage, based on...

Record ore imports boost China tin production

Jan 8, 2015

China imported 28,875 tonnes (on a gross-weight basis) tin ores and concentrates in November. This is an all-time high, which exceeded the previous record import month (January 2014) by 9,909t. Almost all of the November imports were sourced from Myanmar. The total...