Call for ESG Papers – Tin Conference 2024

International Tin Association (ITA) invites submissions of original presentations bringing ideas or solutions related to responsible tin supply for the opportunity to present at the International Tin Conference 2024: Securing Sustainable Tin Supply, Penang, Malaysia,...

First Tin provides an update on renewable power at Taronga

Tin exploration company First Tin plc (LSE: 1SN) has announced its intention to primarily use renewable energy at its Australian project Taronga, with a focus on solar power for its crushing operations. Since acquiring Taronga in 2022, the company has been developing...

Uganda clarifies minimum tin export grade

On 22nd December 2023 Uganda’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Development Dr Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu signed a new statutory instrument that clarified the minimum purity of tin exports as 99.85%, emphasising requirements for local value addition. Previous regulations...

Partial resumption of mining in Wa State, excluding tin

Leaders of Wa State have authorised a partial resumption of mining in the area from 3rd January 2024, although most tin mines will remain closed for now. A mining ban came into force on 1st August 2023.  According to a document seen by ITA, on 28th December 2023 the...