Tin helps turn waste into hydrogen in sunlight
The world needs to move towards a greener future, using fewer fossil fuels. Part of that future may be powered by hydrogen but it will need to be produced cost-effectively and sustainably. Two recent discoveries appear to enable this, with tin playing a central role....
EnviroLeach recovers tin from e-waste
EnviroLeach is a Vancouver based company that recover metals from e-waste using a water-based solution. This month, the company announced a new technological advancement that allows cost-effective extraction of tin from end-of-life printed circuit board assemblies...
Fires lit at Yunnan Tin’s new smelter
Yunnan Tin, one of the world's most significant refined tin producers - and China's largest - began commissioning its new smelter last Thursday. In July 2013, the company announced that it would move its main smelting facility from the centre of Gejiu City, Yunnan, to...
Tin makes electricity from algae
Research by a team from Firat University, Turkey has shown that tin coated copper can generate electricity from algae using a 'multi-anode sediment microbial fuel cell' (SMFC). The fuel cell recorded a high-power density of 2,965mW/m2 - the highest power density...
Minsur results recover from COVID impact
The latest quarterly report from Minsur indicates that the company quickly recovered from the impact of the coronavirus, which closed its operations in the second quarter. The report for the third quarter of 2020 indicates that tin production at San Rafael, the...
Cornish Metals benefits from lithium drilling
Cornish Metals has reported that a second set of drill core assays taken from its United Downs project have returned tin mineralisation. The results come just over a month after the company released positive results from its exploratory drilling work at South Crofty....
Oropesa drilling returns visible tin
Elementos has found visible tin mineralisation in four of its exploration drill holes at its Oropesa project. The Oropesa project, located in Spain, is Elementos' main exploration focus. The company began a drilling campaign in early October to improve the deposit's...
New lithium-ion battery research puts tin in charge
New research from teams in the US and China has continued to drive tin into the spotlight as a simple, cost-effective way to increase the amount of energy that lithium-ion batteries can hold, dramatically increasing the driving range of electric vehicles and enabling...
AfriTin on target with latest results
AfriTin Mining remains on track to reach Phase I nameplate production by the end of the year, having increase output for the third consecutive month. In September, the company produced 39 tonnes of tin concentrate from its Uis mine in Namibia, according to a recent...