Area 5 takes Renison up a notch
Area 5 development has taken mine production at Renison to a new level, according to half-owner Metals X's latest quarterly report. The impact of coronavirus in Australia has been limited compared to other tin mining countries - for instance those in South America. As...
Pandemic not all bad news for tin
The sixteenth annual survey carried out by the International Tin Association (ITA) estimated a tin use contraction of -5.4% in 2019 with a further decline of -5.9% forecast for 2020. However, it was not all bad news for tin as some sectors actually benefitted from the...
Alphamin on target despite Q3 stumble
Quarterly tin production fell at Alphamin's Bisie mine as the company looks to achieve its annual target of 10,000 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate. While the coronavirus pandemic abated slightly in the third quarter, the world – and Africa particularly – continued to...
Drilling demonstrates South Crofty potential
Cornish Metals has announced the completion of its diamond drilling programme at the South Crofty Mine, Cornwall, UK. Cornish Metals (previously Strongbow Exploration) began the drilling programme in June 2020, which was designed to test targets beneath...
Coronavirus cuts Bolivian tin production
The latest statistical data released by the Bolivian government has indicated the severe impact of the coronavirus on tin mining and smelting in the country during the first quarter of 2020. Mining in the country is conducted by the two mines owned by the state mining...
Mining changes boost Redmoor economics
A review of Strategic Minerals' 2019 scoping study for the Redmoor deposit has revealed improved economics. The Redmoor brownfield project is one of two tin mines being developed in Cornwall, UK. The project's Internal Rate of Return (IRR) has now risen to 29% (up...
Pyrkakay acquisition boosts Rusolovo’s resources
JSC Rusolovo, the tin-producing subsidiary of Russian metal producer Seligdar, has announced that it acquired the Pyrkakay stockwork deposit in eastern Russia on 11 August 2020. The new deposit is one of the largest in Russia. According to the company, Pyrkakay has a...
Returning smelters reduce imports; Myanmar flooding to pressure China supply
Despite significant falls in tin consumption earlier in the year, demand for the metal in China has recovered well. In fact, with smelters including Yunnan Tin closed for maintenance over the June-July period, the country imported large amounts of refined tin....
Elementos progresses Oropesa on multiple fronts
Elementos has announced progression on multiple fronts at its Oropesa project in Spain. The company has begun working on an updated environmental impact study and recently broke ground on its planned drilling work. Oropesa's original environmental study (EIS) was...