Metals X focuses on Tasmania
Metals X today provided an update on its plans to re-start its Renison operation in Tasmania, but also announced the planned closure of the Collingwood mine in Queensland. The company expects to begin re-commissioning of the Renison concentrator in mid-June. For three...
Bangka police step up action
Police activity aimed at halting shipments of tin ore from illegal operations on Indonesia’s Bangka island has been stepped up this week. According to Metal Bulletin, action against ore collectors who act as middlemen between small mines and smelters started on...
Nippon Steel aims to boost tinplate demand, recycling
Japan’s largest tinplate producer, Nippon Steel, is working to win back market share from aluminium in the beverage can market, according to Japan Metal Bulletin. Nippon Steel supplies some 400,000 tpy of tin mill products (tinplate and tin-free steel) in a...
MSC profits increase
Malaysia Smelting Corporation has reported a big jump in profits in 2007, helped by a very strong fourth quarter performance. Group pre-tax profit increased by 87 % to M$ 121.0 million (US$37.6 million at current exchange rates) in 2007, despite disruptions in the...
Yunnan Tin retains top spot
China’s Yunnan Tin Company (YTC) was the world’s largest tin producer for a second year in 2007 and also reported much improved financial results. YTC produced 61,129 tonnes of refined tin, up by 17% and just ahead of a provisionally reported 58,000 tonnes...
Indonesia: more companies to ship less tin
Although two further tin export licences have been issued by Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade recently, officials expect the volume of exports to fall this year. A trade ministry official told Reuters yesterday that it had issued a 17th licence. Hartojo Agus...
ITRI report calls for increased investment in tin mining
A new detailed study by ITRI, “Tin to 2012”, identifies the need for accelerated investment in new mine projects to meet future global requirements. The report, released this week, is the first Tin Annual Review from the 75-year old organisation’s recently established...
Van Dieman Mines start-up next month
Van Dieman Mines has confirmed that its Scotia tin-sapphire mine project in Tasmania will be in production by the end of March 2008. The project, which will produce some 700 tpy of tin-in-concentrates, had been delayed mainly due to permitting issues. A second...
Brazilian tin production revives
Brazil’s mine production of tin-in-concentrates rose by 28% to 11,835 tonnes last year, according to the tin industry association SNIEE. Growth was due to the expansion of Paranapanema’s hard rock operations at the Pitinga mine and a big increase in small...