Elementos plans Oropesa optimisation
Elementos has started work to expand the mineralisation at its Oropesa project. The move follows the company's recent positive results from its Economic Study, released in May. While May's Economic Study revealed positive outcomes for the project, Elementos has...
Alphamin announces record output in Q2
Alphamin has announced record production in Q2 due to higher-than-expected tin grades and a lack of impacts from the coronavirus. While Alphamin processed just 8% more ore at its Bisie site than in Q1, tin-in-concentrate production increased 29% to a quarterly record...
Chinese refined tin imports hit eight-year high
China has continued its recent trend of significant imports of refined tin: the latest official data shows a nearly 2000% increase from May 2019. According to the latest China Customs data, China imported 3,674 tonnes of refined tin in May 2020. This is a 1762%...
Metals X adds upside to Renison plans
Metals X, part-owner of the Renison Bell mine in Tasmania, Australia, has announced the results of a new mining optimisation study and life-of-mine (LOM) plan. The new LOM plan indicates that Renison could produce more than 10,000 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate per year...
Researchers explore new cleanup technologies using electro-generated tin
Researchers at Aqua Metrology Systems (AMS) have demonstrated that their novel electro-generated tin water treatment system could be a breakthrough in cleaning up hazardous metals from drinking water, cooling systems, industrial wastewaters and power station flue...
Tin One Mining release DFS for Syrymbet project
Tin mine developer Tin One Mining JSC has released its Feasibility Study for the Syrymbet project in Kazakhstan. The report indicates that the mine could operate for 14 years, producing an average of 6,500 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate annually. The new Feasibility...
Minsur results positive despite COVID closures
Major tin miner and refiner Minsur has released its results for the first quarter of 2020. The results indicate a relatively positive quarter, despite closures to its Peruvian operations at the end of the period. Ore treatment at the San Rafael-Pisco unit in Peru fell...
Elementos reveals low CAPEX plan for Oropesa
Elementos has completed an economic study of its Spanish tin project Oropesa. The results indicate annual production of 2,440 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate over a 14-year mine life (LOM). At a tin price of US$ 19,750, Oropesa could generate annual profit of around...
Aurubis seals approval for Metallo acquisition
The EU has approved a deal for Aurubis, the world's largest copper recycler, to acquire Metallo Group. The deal was initially announced in May 2019, but in November, the EU antitrust regulators stepped in to potentially block the deal. The resulting business could...