Mongolia project aims for 2010 start up
While many mine projects around the world have been postponed or cancelled in the last six months, the US-Mongolian company Amerilangui Ujin is still confident that it could begin mining and processing tin ore on a small scale at its Narsiin Khundlen project next...
Adex announces Mount Pleasant resource estimate
Adex Mining last week announced a new estimate of the mineral resource at its Mount Pleasant property in southwestern New Brunswick, Canada. The total tin-indium-zinc resource estimate includes an indicated mineral resource of 10,882,000 tonnes at an average 0.43% Sn,...
Indonesian exports increase
The volume of tin checked for export for Indonesia’s trade ministry rose by 30% from the previous month to 11,086 tonnes in March. The latest figure was 29% up on March 2008. The tonnage checked prior to shipment by official surveyors in the first quarter of...
Bolivian state tin companies could merge
Bolivia’s government has started drafting a new mining law which could result in the formation of new state metals and mining companies, according to Business News Americas. This could possibly involve a merger between the Vinto tin smelter (EMV) and Empresa...
Renison production restored after train wreck
Metals X announced on Friday that it was restarting operations at its Renison mine in Tasmania and expected to lose only 2-3 days production. The derailment of a freight train near the mine on Wednesday night had forced it to suspend operations temporarily. The...
Japan tin imports plummet
Japan’s imports of refined tin have dropped sharply in the first two months of 2009, as consumption has been badly affected by the global economic recession coupled with the strength of the yen. Imports in February amounted to only 1,210 tonnes, 60% lower than...
Timah confirms earnings slump
Indonesia’s state-controlled tin producer PT Timah today released audited financial results which showed that its net earnings fell by 25% in 2008 to Rp 1,342 billion (US$141 million). The company made a small net loss of Rp 149 billion ($13 million) in the...
China keeps importing tin
Official customs data released on Monday show China importing 1,095 tonnes of refined tin in February, while exporting just 4 tonnes of refined tin or alloy. Major suppliers of tin metal last month were Indonesia (509 tonnes) and Bolivia (202 tonnes). In the first two...
Bolivian production increases despite price crash
Newly released official data shows that Bolivia’s tin production rose last year despite the slump in prices in the final quarter. Mine production of tin-in-concentrate rose by 8.4% from 15,972 tonnes in 2007 to 17,320 tonnes in 2008. Most of the increase came...