COVID prevention sees Minsur output fall
Production at Minsur's Peruvian operations fell in the first quarter following smelter maintenance and COVID preventative measures. Minsur is one of the world's largest tin producers and operates the San Rafael tin mine and B2 tailings reprocessing project in Peru,...
Tata Tinplate to double capacity
Tata Tinplate (listed as Tinplate Company India) plans to nearly double capacity at its tinplate line by 2025 following strong demand for its products. Tinplate Company India (TCIL), a subsidiary of Tata Steel, operates a tinplate line in Jamshedpur, India. Currently,...
AfriTin PEA plots route to major tin producer
AfriTin Mining has announced the results of the Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) of its Phase 2 expansion at its Uis mine. With forecast output of 9,000 tonnes tin-in-concentrate, Uis could become one of the largest tin mines in the world. The Uis mine, located...
Seligdar output shrinks in winter cold
Tin production from Russian miner Seligdar fell in Q1 2022, according to its latest quarterly results. Seligdar owns and operates the Festivalnoye and Pravourmiyskoye mines in the Russian Far East through its subsidiary Rusolovo. In the first quarter this year, the...
Yunnan Hualian mine closes on COVID risk
Yunnan Tin Co., the world's largest tin producer, has been forced to temporarily cease operations at one of its mines. Mining at the company's Yunnan Hualian Zinc and Indium Co. subsidiary ceased on 18 April to comply with the local government's COVID control policy....
High China price sees import surge
The latest customs data from China indicates that the country imported significant quantities of tin during March, likely because of the high local price. China imported some 28,986 tonnes of tin ores and concentrates (gross weight) in March 2022. This material was...
First Tin raises funds to rapidly develop projects
First Tin has raised £20 million and completed an Initial Public Offering in order to rapidly develop its tin projects. The company, headed by ex-Aurubis COO Thomas Buenger, is developing the Tellerhauser and Taronga tin projects in Germany and Australia. Funds were...
Cornish Metals receive funds to advance South Crofty
Cornish Metals has raised £40.5 million, providing sufficient capital to advance the South Crofty tin project to a Definitive Feasibility Study. Cornish Metals acquired the historic South Crofty mine in 2016. Located in the famous tin-producing region of Cornwall, UK,...
AfriTin eyes Phase 1 expansion completion
AfriTin Mining has one eye on the completion of its Phase 1 Expansion project, backed by continued strong performance at its Uis mine in Namibia. The company's production figures for the final quarter of the 2021-2022 Financial Year (FY2022) are extremely positive....