Mixed fortunes for Brazilian tin producers
Brazilian tin production has increased sharply in the first half of this year, but tin companies there are still facing challenging issues. After falling below 10,000 tonnes for the first time since the early 1980s in 2006, Brazil’s mine production of...
Van Dieman to start first mine around year end
Van Dieman Mines plc, the London AIM market listed company with a number of tin projects in Tasmania, has announced updates on its plans in the last week. The company’s 700 tpy capacity Scotia operation will commence production “around the turn of the...
Vinto tender awards due shortly
Results of a tender for the sale of 800 tonnes of tin from the Vinto metallurgical complex (CMV) in Bolivia are due to be announced on 23 August, a mining ministry spokesman told Business News Americas. Four companies are reported to have submitted bids. The sale...
Minsur smelter shut down following earthquake
Minsur’s Funsur tin smelter near Pisco has been temporarily shut down following the major earthquake which shook southern Peru last Wednesday evening. According to a union representative speaking to Dow Jones International News, “There was practically no...
Timah to halt new tin sales – update
Indonesia’s PT Timah is to temporarily halt new spot sales of tin as a result of the recent fall in prices. "We are putting a brake on the sales of tin for new contracts and spot sales," a spokesman told Reuters on Friday. The company will halt new...
MSC announces Indonesian strategic alliance
Malaysia Smelting Corporation Bhd (MSC) yesterday announced an agreement with Metal Resources Capital Ltd (MERC) which could substantially increase its access to tin reserves on Bangka island, Indonesia. MERC is owned by an Indonesian based group principally involved...
Chinese tin production continues to fall
China’s production of refined tin was below year-ago levels for the third month running in July, according to statistics published on Wednesday by the country’s National Bureau of Statistics. The slowdown reflects government measures to remove tax breaks...
Metals X frustrated at Tasmanian planning delays
Metals X continues with preparations to re-open the Renison Bell mine and concentrator in Tasmania, with its re-start plan based on combining feed from both the Renison underground mine and the nearby Mt Bischoff open pit. However the Tasmanian government has yet to...
Baseresult increases investment in South Crofty mine
Baseresult Holdings Limited has begun purchasing more underground mining equipment as it accelerates plans to re-open the South Crofty mine in Cornwall. The BBC’s website reports that the company aims to have the mine, closed in 1998, back in full-scale...