Rise in Indonesian tin shipments
Indonesian refined tin shipments in November were 86% higher than in the same month of 2008, Reuters reports. The data is based on tin surveyed prior to shipment as part of the trade ministry’s export licencing system. Shipments in the final quarter of last year...
Malaysian cable maker plans tin mining operation
Wire and cable maker Ho Wah Genting Bhd will venture into tin mining to widen its earnings base, according to Malaysia’s Business Times newspaper. It has secured a concession agreement from the Perak state government to mine tin until 2018 at a 202 hectare site...
China Tin to install Ausmelt smelter
Liuzhou China Tin will be the fourth major tin producer worldwide to adopt Ausmelt smelting technology. Two of the world’s biggest producers, Minsur and Yunnan Tin, already run large Ausmelt plants and Bolivia’s Vinto smelter will install a new unit in...
Pirquitas mine begins commercial production
Silver Standard Resources’ Pirquitas silver-tin-zinc mine in Argentina commenced commercial production of silver on 1 December, the company announced. Tin production is expected to follow shortly. At full production the mine will produce 10 million ounces of...
Huanuni to construct tailings dam
Bolivian state tin miner Empresa Minera Huanuni (EMH) will invest US$2 million to build a tailings dam in Oruro department's Poopó, an official from the mining and metallurgy ministry (MMM) told BNamericas. "The company in charge of the project has eight...
Australian government clears Metals X – Yunnan Tin agreement
Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) has given its approval to the deal announced in July under which China’s Yunnan Tin Group is to acquire up to 60% of Metals X’s Tasmanian tin assets. The agreement was originally due to have been...
Monsoon restricts Indonesian supply
Indonesian private smelters report continuing difficulties in obtaining ore supplies, as monsoon rain and winds have limited mining activity by small-scale miners, according to several reports on Thursday. Some small smelters have been processing tin slag as...
New move to listing for China Tin
The Guangxi holding company which includes Liuzhou China Tin is making a second attempt to achieve a stock market listing according to Interfax China. Following a failed attempt to list on the Shanghai stock exchange earlier in the year, the latest plan involves...
Chinese tin imports fall
China’s refined tin imports fell to 1,041 tonnes in October, 40% lower than in the same month of last year, according to customs data released today. However year-to-date imports, at 21,153 tonnes, are still running 83% higher than in January-October 2008. This...