IRH buys majority stake in Alphamin

Jun 4, 2025

United Arab Emirates-based International Resources Holding (IRH) has entered into an agreement to acquire Tremont Master Holding’s majority stake in tin miner Alphamin Resources (TSXV: AFM; JSE: APH). IRH will gain a 56% interest in the company, which operates the...

Bronze Age tin from Cornwall was exported across the Mediterranean

Jun 2, 2025

New research from Durham University has traced Bronze Age tin artefacts found in Mediterranean shipwrecks back to Britain, providing compelling evidence that Cornish tin was a key component of early international trade. Although bronze—an alloy of copper and...

Scientists smelt tin with hydrogen

May 22, 2025

Scientists at Freiberg University in Germany have pioneered a new low carbon technology for smelting tin. The researchers used a ‘direct reduction’ process using hydrogen instead of carbon to reduce cassiterite to metallic tin.  Cassiterite (SnO2), the main tin ore,...

Indonesia supply disruption fades as investigation concludes

May 22, 2025

Indonesia’s refined tin exports are returning to normal levels as the country’s authorities conclude an investigation into corruption in the domestic tin trade while a crackdown on illegal mining continues. This year, cumulative exports to April were 130.8% higher...

ITA China at the LME Asia Metals Seminar 2025

May 22, 2025

Chief Representative of ITA China Lan Gao presented a tin market update at the London Metal Exchange’s Asia Metals Seminar in Hong Kong on Wednesday, calling the metal “essential to tomorrow’s tech and today’s investment strategy”. Lan outlined tin’s indispensability...