AfriTin completes expansion project construction
AfriTin Mining, an existing tin producer in Namibia, has announced that it has finished construction of its Phase 1 Expansion plant. AfriTin has been producing tin from the Uis mine in Namibia since November 2019. The initial "Phase 1" processing plant was designed to...
Alphamin turns back the clock at Mpama North
Alphamin Resources has replaced the tin depleted over the past 2 and a half years of mining at Mpama North, the company announced in a press release including an updated Mineral Resource and Reserve estimate. When Mpama North began production in 2019, it did so with...
Renison pushes through rough quarter
Metals X has released results from what appears to have been a challenging quarter on multiple fronts. During Q2 2022, some 2,154 tonnes of tin were produced from the Renison mine. This was a 13% decline on the first quarter – although the reason for this were partly...
Stellar Resources double down on drill results
Stellar Resources has reported strong tin intercepts from two new drill holes at its Heemskirk project. Heemskirk is formed of multiple tin deposits, the largest of which – Severn - has seen significant drilling over the last two years. The current “Phase 2A” drill...
Rusolovo back on track with strong Q2
Rusolovo recovered from a poor Q1 to equal second quarter results from last year. Tin production of 712 tonnes, was in line with last year’s results and up some 31% quarter-on-quarter. However, Rusolovo mined significantly more ore, suggesting lower grades in the...
Refined imports fall on quiet Chinese market
China’s imports of refined tin halved in June as the large arbitrage waned amidst weaker demand for the metal. In September 2021, prices on SHFE overtook the LME to open an import arbitrage, encouraging metal into China. With the global supply of tin tight during this...
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...