Production halted at Colquiri mine
Following an occupation by miners belonging to independent cooperatives who want to be granted new areas to mine, production at the Colquiri tin-zinc mine in Bolivia has been halted since 30 May. The mine is operated by Glencore subsidiary Sinchi Wayra under a leasing...
China Tin listing next month
China Tin is expecting to complete an initial public offering of its shares on the Shanghai stock market by the end of July. The company lodged its prospectus with the China securities regulatory commission in April and is now waiting for final approval to proceed...
Indonesian exports steady in May
The tonnage of refined tin checked prior to export from Indonesia last month rose 12.2% year-on-year to 7,866 tonnes, according to data released by the trade ministry today. However exports in the base period last May were lower than normal. In the first five months...
Achmmach pre-feasibility study completed
Kasbah Resources has published summary details of a pre-feasibility study (PFS) of its Achmmach tin mine project in Morocco and promises a definitive feasibility study (DFS) by the fourth quarter of 2013. The new study shows capital costs of US$167 million, almost...
MSC to invest in DR Congo smelter
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) has agreed to take a 40% stake in Africa Smelting Corporation (ASC), which is currently controlled by Mining Mineral Resources (MMR). ASC is building a new 3,500 tpy tin smelter in Lubumbashi in the Katanga province of DR Congo. One...
Korea makes second stockpile purchase
South Korea's Public Procurement Service (PPS) announced that it had bought 300 tonnes of refined tin through a May 25 tender, the second purchase of tin it has made this year. The contract for the supply of 99.85% tin was awarded to Hanwha Corporation at a c.i.f....
Exploration and development round-up
Kasbah Resources announced latest drilling results at its Achmmach project in Morocco, where five rigs are carrying out an infill programme to confirm the new geological model of the resource announced in March. The Achmmach resource is currently 5.3 million tonnes...
More production problems in China
While continuous large imports and soft demand have resulted in a build-up of tin metal stocks in China, tin may continue to flow into the country due to mine supply problems. Tin production in China is declining because of the pressure of drought conditions,...
Tin use survey key points
At the end of last week ITRI released findings from its latest annual tin use and recycling survey, carried out since 2005 as part of the ITRI Sustainability Project. Information from this unique and comprehensive study is based on the combination of published...