First Tin receives letter of interest from EXIM
UK-based tin developer First Tin (LSE: 1SN) has received a non-binding letter of interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) outlining potential financing of up to US$120 million for the development of its Taronga project in New South Wales. The...
Minsur Q3 revenue surges on higher tin production
Peruvian refined tin producer Minsur has reported third quarter group revenue of US$322.6 million, up 19% year-on-year, driven by higher tin production on improved grades. Minsur’s tin metal output from its Pisco smelter was 8,699 tonnnes, up 7% from the same quarter...
Renison output slips in Q3
Australian tin producer Metals X (ASX: MLX) announced Q3 tin production at its Renison mine fell 17% from Q2 to 2,272 tonnes of contained tin due to processing issues. The company, which co-owns the Bluestone Mines Tasmania Joint Venture that operates the Renison...
First Tin almost triples Gottesberg resource
UK-based explorer First Tin (LSE: 1SN) has announced a near-tripling of the Gottesberg tin resource in Germany. The company revised the resource from its previous mineral resource statement of 6.7 Mt at 0.49% Sn for 33,000 tonnes of tin to 37 Mt at 0.25% Sn for 90,900...
Elementos executes option to acquire half of Spanish smelter
Australian tin developer Elementos (ASX: ELT) has executed its option to acquire 50% of CRM’s Robledallano smelter in Spain for €3.625 million (approximately US$4.2 million). The deal locks in the company’s pathway to become Europe’s first vertically-integrated...
Tin anode drives sodium-ion battery beyond LFP energy density
Researchers from UC San Diego and Unigrid Battery have developed a new tin-based anode that delivers record-breaking energy density for sodium-ion batteries, surpassing that of commercial lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells. Their simple yet powerful approach uses an...
Alphamin raises 2025 guidance on strong Q3 results
Mauritius-based tin miner Alphamin Resources (TSX-V: AFM; JSE AltC: APH) has reported Q3 production of 5,190 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate from the Bisie mine in eastern DR Congo, and raised its annual guidance to 18,000-18,500 tonnes. Production in the quarter ending...
Confiscated smelters handed over to PT Timah amid mining crackdown
Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto formally handed over six previously-confiscated tin smelters to state-owned PT Timah in a ceremony on Monday amid growing market concerns about Indonesian tin supply. The ceremony took place during Prabowo’s visit to...
South Crofty set to start production in 2028
Canadian tin explorer Cornish Metals (AIM/TSX-V: CUSN) has released an updated PEA demonstrating strong project economics for the historic tin mine in Cornwall, set to commence production in mid-2028. Following the major investment from the UK National Wealth Fund and...