Alphamin confirms Mpama South development
Alphamin Resources has confirmed that it will develop the Mpama South deposit as part of its Bisie complex in the DR Congo. Earlier this month, Alphamin announced a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) for its Mpama South tin deposit, located just 1km from its...
Expanded Oropesa ticks all the boxes
Elementos has announced that the planned operation at its Oropesa project will now be significantly larger than previously thought, based on the results of its Optimisation Study. Elementos acquired the Oropesa project, located in the Andalucia region of southern...
China’s concentrate imports spike as backlog clears
Imports of tin ores and concentrates into China jumped significantly in January as a backlog of deliveries from the end of 2021 was cleared. The gross weight of imports into China totalled some 39,989 tonnes in January 2022, some 200% higher than in December 2021....
Alphamin: Mpama South Resource expansion likely
Mpama South is Alphamin's potential second economic deposit in the DR Congo, just a few kilometres down the road from its flagship Mpama North deposit. Mpama North is currently being mined as part of the company's Bisie operations. Late last month, the company...
EV Resources plans Khartoum drilling
EV Resources has identified multiple tin targets at its Khartoum project, which it plans to begin drilling in May. Khartoum was acquired by EV Resources (EVR) - then Jadar Resources – in October 2021. The project, located 100km south-west of Cairns, Queensland,...
Latest drilling highlights Oropesa expansion potential
Elementos has encountered further mineralisation, outside of the Mineral Resource at its Oropesa project, during geotechnical drilling. Elementos has recently been drilling around the defined Mineral Resource at its Oropesa project in Spain. Rather than just...
Alphamin looks South with expansion plan
Alphamin Resources plans to nearly double tin production at its Bisie complex in DR Congo following a positive economic study into the Mpama South deposit. Alphamin has been mining the Mpama North deposit at its Bisie complex since late 2019. Mpama North is one of the...
Outback puts Australian projects up for sale
Due to commitments developing other projects, Outback Metals is considering selling its suite of Australian tin projects. Based in northern Australia, Outback Metals’ deposits consist of four brownfield operations: Mount Wells, Maranboy, Emerald Hill, and Rosemary....
COVID outbreak disrupts Chinese smelters’ tin supply
Tin trade between China and Myanmar is set to be disrupted again after two new COVID cases were confirmed in Panghsang, Myanmar. Tin production in the Man Maw area of Myanmar, one of the most significant areas in the world, passes through the city of Panghsang on its...