Tungsten West devises new Hemerdon development plan
Following a three-month review, Tungsten West has announced an updated development plan for its Hemerdon tungsten-tin project in Devon, UK. Tungsten West acquired the Hemerdon project out of receivership in late 2019. Previous owners Wolf Minerals failed to properly...
Cornish Metals presses ahead with processing work
Cornish Metals has announced that it has commenced a new drilling programme at South Crofty, as part of the project’s Feasibility Study. Cornish Metals acquired the historic South Crofty mine in 2016 and recently received sufficient funding to advance the project to...
Tax change to challenge Myanmar miners
The Wa State government has raised export tariffs on mineral products - including tin - as it attempts to navigate rising inflation. According to a document seen by ITA China, the Wa State Central Economic Planning Board raised the export tariffs on all mineral...
“Widespread areas of potential” at Aberfoyle
Results from TinOne Resources' recent exploration programme at Aberfoyle have unearthed widespread areas of potential, according to Executive Chairman Chris Donaldson. TinOne Resources acquired the Aberfoyle project in April 2020 and has been particularly active at...
Alphamin hits new record, mine not for sale
Alphamin's latest quarter saw the company achieve record tin production, surpassing levels set in the previous period. During the second quarter, the company mined some 112,600 tonnes of ore from its Mpama North mine, part of its growing Bisie complex. Despite...
Trenares results confirm Cornish’s hunch
Cornish Metals has received the first assay results from its recent drilling campaign at its United Downs project. The company is actively re-developing the South Crofty mine, having received significant investment from Vision Blue Resources. The fund was founded by...
TinOne begins confirming Great Pyramid resource
TinOne Resources has received initial assay results from its drilling program at its Great Pyramid tin project. Tin mineralisation at Great Pyramid was first discovered in 1911. Some small scale mining took place, but significant exploration didn't begin until the...
Ganzhou Kaiyuan announces smelter maintenance
Ganzhou Kaiyuan is the latest Chinese tin smelter to announce annual maintenance. In an announcement published on 20 June, the company said that considering the state of the smelting equipment, it would replace the furnace bricks and complete maintenance on its...
Indonesian government plans tin royalty changes
The Indonesian government is considering changing the royalty rate for tin. The government has been debating the existing system in a session today (21 June 2022). Currently, tin producers pay a flat rate of 3% on all tin production to the government. However, the new...