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....
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....