Wa edges towards restart as miners pay for licences

Jul 17, 2025

A restart to mining in Wa region appears on the horizon as mining companies pay for mining permits under the new licensing regime. The much-anticipated restart to mining operations in the autonomous region in northern Myanmar had been delayed after the authorities...

Bisie output steady following operational restart

Jul 4, 2025

Mauritius-based tin miner Alphamin Resources (TSXV : AFM ; JSE AltX : APH) saw production from its Bisie mine in eastern DR Congo fall marginally to 4,106 tonnes in the second quarter. Production fell 3.8% from Q1 (a 2.0% rise from Q2 2024) due to the 28-day mining...

Tin-based interlayer boosts solid-state sodium battery performance

Jul 1, 2025

Researchers in China have developed a promising new design for solid-state sodium batteries using a tin-based interlayer to solve long-standing performance problems. The approach combines a newly formulated solid electrolyte with a thin layer of indium tin oxide (ITO)...

Scientists capture carbon in seawater with tin-zinc electrodes

Jun 19, 2025

Researchers from Tongji University have developed a modified tin-zinc electrode that converts carbon dioxide (CO₂) into formate, a valuable liquid chemical, using seawater as the electrolyte. The approach addresses long-standing challenges in seawater-based CO₂...

Tin diselenide – a new battery energy super material?

Jun 19, 2025

Scientists from Tiangong University and collaborating institutions have highlighted tin diselenide (SnSe₂) as a promising electrode material for next-generation energy storage devices, with potential applications in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), sodium-ion batteries...

ITA advances strategic engagements in Thailand and Malaysia

Jun 10, 2025

International Tin Association (ITA) CEO Helen Prins, Chief Representative of ITA China Lan Gao, and Market Analyst Huanbo Qin, travelled to Thailand and Malaysia in the first week of June to visit Thailand Smelting and Refining Company (Thaisarco) in Phuket, Thailand,...