Korea makes further tin stockpile purchases
South Korea's Public Procurement Service has bought a further 400 tonnes of refined tin at its latest tender, bringing purchases in the year to date to 1,900 tonnes. The agency, which maintains stocks on behalf of small and medium-sized manufacturing companies, bought...
New problems at Colquiri mine
A fresh dispute between workers at Bolivia's Colquiri tin-zinc mine and independent co-operative miners has disrupted production there for the second time this year. Following the first dispute in May-June the mine, previously operated by Glencore subsidiary Sinchi...
Kasbah starts drilling at second Moroccan tin deposit
Kasbah Resources Limited announced that it has commenced a 5,000 metres diamond drilling program at the Company's 100% owned Bou El Jaj ("BLJ") Tin Project in Morocco. BLJ is located 15km by road to the southwest of Kasbah's Achmmach tin project. The initial...
Indonesian shipments plunge in August
Preliminary trade ministry data on the volume of tin metal checked prior to export from Indonesia indicated a very sharp fall in shipments last month. The tonnage inspected by surveying companies working for the ministry was 5,646 tonnes, 34% lower than in August...
Improvement in China demand predicted
Executives and Chinese solder companies interviewed by Reuters expect increases in tin demand and prices in the final quarter, although China's tin use in 2012 will still be lower than last year. "If demand rises as expected, all of us will rush to buy," said a top...
Indonesian mines may face higher fuel costs
Some Indonesian tin producers may face higher fuel costs from this month. Bloomberg reported that Energy Minister Jero Wacik said that from 1 September vehicles used in mining and plantations will not be allowed to use subsidized gas and oil. However he said that...
Pilot plant confirms recoveries at Mt Lindsay
Venture Minerals Ltd has completed pilot scale metallurgical testing at for its Mt Lindsay project in Tasmania. This will be as an input to a forthcoming Bankable Feasibility Study on the tin-tungsten-magnetite deposit. Recoveries of 72% into tin concentrate, 83% into...
JORC compliant resources announced for East German projects
Deutsche Rohstoff AG has released resource estimates for its two large tin projects in Saxony which are compliant with the Australian JORC reporting standards. The tin assets are held within the 61% owned subsidiary Tin International Ltd, which plans an IPO in...
PT Timah resumes spot sales
PT Timah has restarted spot sales after the recent surge in tin prices, according to President Director Sukrisno, reversing a decision to curb supplies after less than a month. Its total sales may rise to 36,000 to 37,000 tonnes this year Sukrisno told Bloomberg News....