Gippsland expands plans for Abu Dabbab project
Gippsland Limited has re-worked previous studies for the Abu Dabbab tantalum-tin project in Egypt based on a larger scale of operations than previously anticipated. The company now expects to mine 3 million tonnes of ore annually, 50% more than originally planned,...
Celeste to acquire stake, fund development at South Crofty
The Canadian listed Celeste Copper Corporation has agreed with the current owners of the old South Crofty mine in Cornwall, UK to fund exploration and development over the next year in return for a 25% stake in the project. Celeste’s initial financial input will be...
New Explorers & Developers Group launched by ITRI
ITRI is pleased to announce that from 1st June a new membership group for companies involved in tin exploration and development projects has been established. An initial meeting of companies committed to joining the group was held in Hangzhou, China on 25th May to...
MSC eyes DR Congo venture
Malaysia Smeting Corporation may take over mineral concessions in Maniema, North Kivu and South Kivu provinces from the government-owned miner Sakima, DR Congo Mines Minister Martin Kabwelulu told Bloomberg News. “We expect to proceed with the total liquidation of...
Queensland alliance on tin development
Monto Minerals Ltd and Kagara Ltd have announced a deal to allow the start-up of production at Monto’s Baal Gammon copper-tin deposit as well as co-operation in the potential processing of tin ores at Kagara’s Mt Garnet copper processing plant. Kagara has agreed to...
Bolivian mining exports to top US$3 billion
Bolivia's mining exports could exceed US$ 3 billion in 2011 and could replace the natural gas as the country's main export item, local export association IBCE said yesterday. The mining exports totalled USD 1.383 billion in the first five months of 2011, IBCE said,...
China tin imports jump in June
China’s tin and alloy imports surged by 84.1% month-on-month to 1,578 tonnes in June, according to China Customs trade data. This is the highest level since August 2010. Of total June imports, 48% of tin was imported from Indonesia and 26% from Bolivia. The Chinese...
LME lists new Indonesian tin brand
The London Metal Exchange has for the first time listed a brand belonging to one of Indonesia’s 30 plus independent smelters as good delivery. Approval for the IMLI brand produced by PT Bukit Timah was effective from 22 June. PT Bukit Timah’s plant, with a rated...
Peru base metals production low again in May
Latest official mine production figures published by Peru’s mines ministry shows May production of copper, lead, zinc and tin all down on corresponding levels recorded in May 2010, with tin showing the biggest decline. May output of tin-in-concentrate was only 2,189...