Wa authorities to lift mining ban in Myanmar

Mar 25, 2025

Authorities in the autonomous Wa region of Myanmar are preparing to announce the immediate lifting of the mining ban imposed in August 2023. In a draft document seen by the International Tin Association, the Wa Economic Planning Committee (EPC) will announce that...

Elementos partners with Atlantic Copper to upgrade Oropesa production

Mar 24, 2025

Tin developer Elementos has announced it is partnering with Atlantic Copper to test upgrading tin production and recovery from at the Oropesa tin deposit, Spain. Atlantic Copper, which is the largest industrial company in Andalucia, Spain, and a subsidiary of American...

Geratech smelts tin with scrap aluminium

Mar 18, 2025

South African company Geratech has developed an aluminothermic process under the name ThermiTin to smelt cassiterite to high purity tin using aluminium from waste cans as a reducing agent instead of carbon. This highly exothermic reducing reaction, also known as the...

Global tin production falls in 2024 on supply disruptions

Mar 13, 2025

2024 saw global refined tin production of 371,200 t, representing a decline of 2.7% from 2023. Approximately 63% of this tin originated from just ten leading smelters, whose collective output increased by 14,300 t (7% year-on-year). The top three producers remain...

Alphamin suspends mining operations at Bisie

Mar 13, 2025

Bisie mine operator Alphamin Resources announced on 13 March that it has temporarily halted operations at the mine in eastern DR Congo. In a statement, the company said “this decision was made after insurgent militant groups have recently advanced westward in the...

Welcome to Tin Valley – The future of tin technology!

Mar 10, 2025

At the International Tin Association, we recognise that tin is essential to the technologies of tomorrow. From advancing sodium, lithium, and potassium-ion batteries to applications in solar cells, CO₂ capture, and water treatment, tin is at the forefront of...