Rebound expected after weaker quarter for Alphamin
Alphamin Resources has released data from the second quarter of this year. Although results were generally lower quarter-on-quarter, the outlook for tin production remains positive. The company, which produces some 4% of the world's tin-in-concentrate, produced 2,412...
Rwanda lockdown forces tin producers to slow production
Due to rising COVID infections in the country, the Rwandan government has announced new measures to slow the spread. Cases had previously peaked in early 2021, reaching 574 new cases on 26 January. However, cases have surged in the last month; in the last week, daily...
Kasbah optimises Achmmach Resource Estimate
Kasbah Resources has announced an updated Mineral Resource Estimate at its Achmmach project, Morocco. The Achmmach project, located in Morocco, is comprised of two parallel, tin-containing trends. The updated Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) focuses on the Meknes...
Worker shortage halves Myanmar tin exports
Imports of tin ores and concentrates from Myanmar into China dropped significantly in May as the major tin mining area in the country struggles with a shortage of workers. Total gross imports of tin ores and concentrates into China totalled some 11,159 tonnes in May,...
E-waste tin recovery success for EnviroLeach
Canadian e-waste recycler EnviroLeach have released new results showing that their environmentally friendly, cost-efficient process consistently recovers over four fifths of tin contained in circuit boards. The processed concentrate from crushed boards had an average...
Potassium-ion batteries: another new frontier for tin?
Potassium-ion batteries (KIBs) could be an attractive alternative to lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries, but anode instability and flammability issues have so far held back progress. Now, four teams of scientists have released cutting edge research showing how tin...
YTC begins annual maintenance
YTC has announced that it will cease production at its main smelter as it undergoes maintenance.Yunnan Tin has two smelters in China, one in Yunnan province, and the other in Hunan. Together, the two smelters produced some 76,500 tonnes of refined tin in 2020, with...
Renison shipments reorganised in wake of MSC disruption
Metals X, half-owner of the Renison Tin Mine, has issued a notice regarding the situation concerning Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC). Tin concentrates produced at Renison are typically shipped to Malaysia, Thailand, or China - the primary destinations for all tin...
Stable Uis production provides AfriTin with strong base for expansion
AfriTin Mining has announced that tin concentrate production during the first quarter of the 2022 Financial Year exceeded expectations. The Uis mine, in Namibia, has been in operation for more than a year now. Production began in November 2019, ramping up slowly to...