Vinto expansion due for November completion
Bolivia's Vinto metallurgical complex (EMV) will inaugurate its new smelter with an Ausmelt furnace in November, state miner Comibol’s president Hugo Miranda told BNamericas. "The new plant with the Ausmelt furnace will make it possible to smelt more tin...
Japan’s tin imports soar
Japan’s imports of refined tin increased by 60% last year to 35,266 tonnes, not far short of the all-time record of 36,883 tonnes imported in 2006. The rapid growth in imports reflects reviving demand from the main applications, as well as re-stocking. In an...
Timah confirms fall in production
Indonesia's state-owned PT Timah said on Wednesday it saw production in 2010 at 40,000 tonnes, down from an earlier forecast of 45-50,000 tonnes. "Because of bad weather, with rain for almost the whole year, probably our output this year will only be 40,000...
Top tin producers in 2010
ITRI has carried out it usual survey of refined tin production by its member companies and other leading producers over the last few weeks and the results are shown in the table below. Eight of the twelve companies shown increased their production in 2010, in several...
Peru production falls in 2010
Mine production of all the main non-ferrous metals in Peru fell in 2010, according to official data released by the country’s mining ministry on 27 January. Production of tin-in-concentrates fell 24.6% in December to 2,413 tons. In the full year tin output...
New initiative to oversee Indonesian tin mines
Following a visit by Indonesia’s Vice President Boediono and forestry minister Zulkifli Hasan to Bangka island at the end of last week, a special team will be established to monitor tin mining in Bangka-Belitung (Babel) province, focussing on environmental...
Renison tin output dips, reserves increased
Australia's largest tin miner, Metals X Ltd, has reported a dip in December quarter production at its Bluestone operations in Tasmania, but is advancing plans to mine copper as a by-product. The Bluestone operations - comprising the Renison and Mt Bischoff mines - are...
MSC Singapore share float goes ahead
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) has launched an offering to raise Sg$43.8 million (approximately US$34.2 million) for a secondary listing on the Singapore stock exchange. The IPO offer opened on 21 January and will close at noon local time on Tuesday. MSC, which...
China tin imports down, prices up
China imported 950 tonnes tin and tin alloy in December according to official customs data released at the end of last week. Cumulative imports of tin and tin alloy declined by 23.6% to 18,542 in 2010. The decline was mainly because the LME price was much higher than...