Tinplate: most recycled packaging in Germany
Gesellschaft für Verpackungsmarktforschung (GVM) in its recently published annual recycling report states that 90.4% of tinplate packaging used in Germany was recycled in 2018. The recycling rate from private end use sources was as high as 92.2%, making tinplate the...
Seligdar’s Pravourmiysk nears construction
Russian tin producer Seligdar aims to start construction at its Pravourmiysk deposit in 2020, according to the company's president. Kostantin Beirit, who oversees the miner's operations, announced the company's CAPEX forecast for the year in an interview with...
Strongbow fund further drilling at South Crofty
Strongbow Exploration will expand the South Crofty mineral resource after raising US$ 2 million through a private placement. According the company's statement, the majority of the funds will go towards a drilling programme at the mine. Strongbow began work expanding...
La Parrilla celebrates first tin shipment
W Resources has sold the first shipment of tin concentrate from its La Parrilla mine following a move to 24-hour operations. Despite a series of planned - and unplanned - shutdowns to adjust the processing circuit, production rates rose throughout December. The...
Further delays to Baiyinchagan restart
Yinman Mining is experiencing further delays to the restart of its Baiyinchagan mine. The Chinese tin miner closed its mine in February last year after an accident. On 23 February 2019, an accident at the Baiyinchagan mine killed 21 people, injuring a further 29. As a...
YTC-Minmetals merger falls through
China Minmetals will no longer take over Yunnan Tin Group (YTG), which owns the world's largest tin producer Yunnan Tin Co. (YTC), according to a report to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on Monday. YTG announced greater cooperation between its major shareholder, the...
Alphamin targets 10,000 tonnes in 2020
Alphamin Resources has announced its guidance for 2020, with tin-in-concentrate production of 9,000 - 10,000 tonnes expected. This comes on the back of positive Q4 2019 production. The company expects tin concentrate production in Q4 to test the upper reaches of its...
Metals X downgrades Renison forecast
Tasmanian tin miner Metals X expects tin production for the first half of 2020 to be lower than previously expected. The company now sees production of tin-in-concentrate some 1,000 tonnes lower than previous guidance. The company has been working on the Area 5...
Aus Tin Mining eyes Granville return
Aus Tin Mining has announced that it will resume operations at its Granville mine in Q1 2020. The company placed the mine on temporary care and maintenance in October. In a statement, the company said that it had agreed to a funding package that will allow it to begin...