Timah moves forward on Myanmar exploration
Speaking to the Jakarta Post at PT Timah's annual shareholders meeting yesterday, the company's President Director Sukrisno gave a progress report on plans to establish a tin business in Myanmar. For its expansion to Myanmar, Timah has secured a 10,000-hectare tin...
Merger may support Cleveland mine re-opening
A planned merger between ASX-listed gold and copper explorer Elementos and unlisted Rockwell Minerals could lead to the re-opening of another historic Australian tin mine. Rockwell has a 50% stake in the Cleveland project in north-west Tasmania and an option agreement...
New ITRI report: Tin for tomorrow
Materials such as tin are increasingly assessed by consumers, investors and legislators on the three aspects of sustainability - economic growth, contribution to society, and protection of the environment. Recognising the importance of these factors in a modern world,...
Koba contract renewal decision delayed
The Indonesian government has yet to renew the tin mining contract of work for Malaysia Smelting Corporation's 75%-owned subsidiary, PT Koba Tin. The CoW expired at the end of March. In a statement to Bursa Malaysia MSC said PT Koba Tin has received notification from...
Indonesian export boom continues
Preliminary data shows that refined tin shipments from Indonesia, the world's top exporter of the metal, gained 11.3% in March to 9,295.70 tonnes from 8,354.49 tonnes in February, a trade ministry official told Reuters. Indonesian refined tin exports for March were...
AusNiCo launches PFS on Taronga project
AusNiCo Limited announced the positive results of a preliminary economic evaluation of the Taronga tin project in New South Wales, which had been the subject of a pre-feasibility study by Newmont in the early 1980s. AusNiCo engaged DRA Pacific Pty Ltd to complete a...
Alent outperforms electronics sector in first annual results
Alent plc, created in December 2012 by the de-merger of the electronics assembly materials and plating chemicals businesses of the Cookson group, announced a small increase in profits last year despite a decline in electronics industry production and falling bar...
China imports in February slow down
China imported 1,145t refined tin in February, down by 51% compared to January and 69% year-on-year. Although it is the lowest monthly imports in the recent past, it is still a higher level compared with imports before 2012. There has been no profitable space for...
Achmmach economics looking better
Kasbah Resources has been one of several tin companies presenting at the Mines and Money conference and exhibition in Hong Kong this week and has given potential investors an indication of possible conclusions of the definitive feasibility study (DFS) on its Achmmach...