Exploration feedback
Companies are responding to our invitation to send in news on their own plans for new tin supply. In the last week we have heard about two projects in Namibia and Australia from readers of Tin in the News. Tin Tan Mining, based in Uis, Namibia is planning to start up...
China tin imports decline in January
China imported 1,615 tonnes refined tin in January, according to latest China Customs data. This was less than half of December's level, and the biggest month-on-month decline of all the base metals. The refined tin imported was mainly from Indonesia and Malaysia. The...
China raises resource tax on tin and other minerals
China raised the resources tax on six minerals, including iron ore, tin and molybdenum, to help conserve reserves in the world's second-biggest economy, Bloomberg reported, citing the official China Taxation News service. The increase was effective from February 1....
The top ten tin producers in 2011
The table shows the results of a survey of the leading refined tin producers carried out by ITRI. Of the companies covered, half reported a decline in production last year, including three of the big four. The two largest companies reporting increases were the ASEAN...
Minsur production and profits fall in 2011
Peru's only tin producer Minsur SA reported a 27% fall in net profits and a 16% drop in refined tin production last year, with a particularly sharp drop in profits in Q4. Net profit plunged 90% year-on-year in October-December to 24.8 million soles (US$9.24 million)...
Mine project brief updates
A number of companies aiming to develop new tin mines have announced updates on their activities in the last two weeks, and we summarise some key points from six of them. The first four companies covered - Eurotin, Kasbah Resources, Consolidated Tin Mines and Stellar...
Guangxi tin operations closed
Large numbers of metal enterprises, including mines, concentrators and smelters in Hechi city, Guangxi province are closed after Spring Festival as a consequence of cadmium pollution in the Longjiang River. Although the main tin producer in Guangxi, China Tin, still...
Vinto expansion to be completed by H2
The Ausmelt furnace that Bolivia's Vinto metallurgical complex (EMV) is installing will be up and running in H2, an official from state miner Comibol told BNamericas. "Right now, the last pieces of equipment are being installed and the testing stage is beginning," the...
Indonesian exports drop after December rush
After hitting a record level of 15,103 tonnes in December, the volume of tin metal checked prior to export by surveying companies working for the Indonesian trade ministry fell sharply to 5,380 tonnes in January. The January figure was down 27% on the same month of...