Australian listing for Bolivian tin projects
ASX-listed Victory Mines is to acquire South American Tin Limited (SAT), which has been developing a portfolio of tin projects in Bolivia with local co-operatives and communities since 2011. The transaction, which is due to be completed in late April, is a share...
Increased resources and reserves at Renison mine
Metals X has reported a 22% increase in the total mineral resource and a 43% increase in proven and probable reserves at its 50% owned Renison mine in Tasmania. The company reports its mineral inventory twice a year and the latest increase in reserves reflects the...
Tin Capsule Committee established
A group to promote the use of tin capsules for premium wines and spirits has been established, with three founding member companies: • Ramondin Group (Spain) • Rivercap SA (Spain) • Coliège Métalco Emballages - Bouchage Métallique (France) The...
More tin products among Indonesian exports
Latest preliminary data released by the trade ministry showed that 5,998 tonnes of tin was exported in February, up by 30% compared to the previous month but down by 28% compared to February 2013. Another feature of the latest data, based on document checks prior to...
Open pit could extend Heemskirk mine life
Stellar Resources has published a JORC resource estimate for the St Dizier deposit adjacent to its Heemskirk project in Tasmania. Indicated and inferred resources amount to 2.26 million tonnes at 0.61% tin (13,800 tonnes contained tin) which could be mined as an open...
New resource estimate for Cleveland mine
Elementos Limited has released an upgraded JORC resource estimate for the old Cleveland tin mine in Tasmania. The indicated and inferred resources are now stated as 7.44 million tonnes of ore grading 0.73% tin, for a tin content of 48,400 tonnes. Taking into account...
Consolidated Tin Mines update on Queensland projects
Consolidated Tin Mines and its associate company and shareholder Snow Peak Mining will start copper production this month while continuing to make progress in developing the Mt Garnet tin project in Northern Queensland. In a progress report released at the start of...
Tin Top Ten 2013 – ITRI Survey
The results of our latest survey of tin production by company are set out in the table below. Data for 2013 was obtained partly from published information but mainly through direct reporting to ITRI. Ranked according to refined tin production, the top 10 tin companies...
ICDX floor price system confirmed
Leading Indonesian tin industry representatives have confirmed to Bloomberg that the Indonesia Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (ICDX) has maintained a minimum selling price for tin traded since new export regulations came into force on 30 August last year. Under...