Shanghai Futures Exchange plans to launch tin futures in 2014
"We are preparing to launch tin, nickel, alumina and rare earth futures currently. Tin and nickel will be introduced within this year." said Mr. Yang Maijun, director of Shanghai Futures Exchange at the 10th Shanghai Derivatives Market Forum. Shanghai Futures Exchange...
China refined tin trade reflects local surplus
Although it is not immediately clear from the customs data, it looks like an over-supplied local market and a low domestic price relative to the LME has turned China into a net exporter of tin metal in the first four months of 2014, although it remains a large...
East Kemptville revival being re-examined
Avalon Rare Metals Inc plans to launch a small exploration drilling program to confirm historic resources and conduct a NI 43-101 compliant Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) of a re-opening of the East Kemptville mine near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. East Kemptville...
Hemerdon construction on target for Q3 2015 completion
A resumption of tin production in the UK after almost two decades is on course at Wolf Minerals Hemerdon tungsten-tin project in Devon. The company recently completed a UK£99 million fundraising and gave a progress report on activity at the site, which currently...
Appeal victory a step towards Mt Lindsay development
Venture Minerals is now able to move ahead with the development of one of two iron ore mines which will be used to fund its flagship Mt Lindsay tin-tungsten project in Tasmania. In mid-May a Federal Court rejected an appeal against earlier environmental approvals...
International Tin Conference round-up
ITRI’s conference in Penang last week attracted close to 300 delegates, substantially more than at our previous bi-annual international gatherings in recent years. One of the main themes running through the presentation programme was the need for investment in...
Minsur commits to long-term tin supply
In a key-note presentation at ITRI’s International Tin Conference in Penang, Minsur´s CEO Juan Luis Kruger said that the company was boosting exploration and capital expenditure over the next 3 – 5 years with the aim of consolidating its position as a leading...
Yunnan Tin invests in modernisation
The Yunnan Tin Group is investing heavily in all stages of tin production – mining, processing, smelting and refining – to offset the increasing difficulties and costs of extraction and recovery. A comprehensive presentation by the General Manager of Yunnan Tin Group,...
Indonesian smelters form new group – request information on impurities
Seventeen Indonesian private smelters have established a new representative group, the Association of Indonesia Tin Exporters (or AETI, from its title in Indonesian). The membership includes all the major independent smelters and most of the 21 seller members of the...