Venture upgrades Mt Lindsay resource estimate
Australian exploration company Venture Minerals Limited announced a substantial resource upgrade for the Company’s Mt Lindsay tin/tungsten deposit in north west Tasmania. This follows a major infill and extensional drill program in preparation for a pending...
Tin projects round-up
The current historically high tin price environment is encouraging a flurry of announcements from junior mining companies regarding potential projects. In the past week we have noted reports from six Australian listed companies concerning IPOs, asset sales, drilling...
China tin imports fall, exports rise in October
In common with other metals, China’s tin imports fell sharply in October. In the case of tin the latest trade figures reflected the fact that Chinese local market prices did not rise in line with the surge in LME prices since the summer, and for a while were at...
Jump in Indonesian export volumes
The tonnage of tin metal checked before export for Indonesia’s trade ministry jumped to 8,767 tonnes in October, up 24.2% on the same month of 2009. This was the second highest monthly total reported in 2010, just below the 8,870 tonnes reported in July....
East Kemptville exploration programme delayed
Avalon Rare Metals Inc has agreed an extension of its special licence to evaluate the potential development of historical tin resources at the East Kemptville property in Nova Scotia. East Kemptville was Canada’s only major tin mine, a large low-grade open pit...
Huanuni management plans expansion exploration
The management of Empresa Minera Huanuni (EMH), Bolivia’s largest tin mine, will shortly begin purchasing equipment for a major mill expansion and are also hoping to expand the mine’s life. Huanuni produced 4,936 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate in the first half of this...
PT Timah considers increasing stake in Koba Tin
The Indonesian state tin company PT Timah is considering increasing its current 25% stake in the country’s other major integrated producer PT Koba Tin, according to local news reports. PT Koba Tin holds a large Contract of Work (COW) mining concession in the south...
Speculation on China stockpiles
There is speculation that the Chinese government may establish strategic reserves of 10 rare metals, including tin, to stabilize their supply and prices, according to reports in China Daily and Shanghai Securities News this week. China's State Bureau of Material...
Tin production at Pirquitas starts
In its third quarter report Silver Standard Resources noted good overall performance of its new Pirquitas silver-tin-zinc mine in Argentina, but once again revised down its estimate of 2010 tin-in-concentrate production. Although the tin circuit at the mine is now...