First Tin almost triples Gottesberg resource
UK-based explorer First Tin (LSE: 1SN) has announced a near-tripling of the Gottesberg tin resource in Germany. The company revised the resource from its previous mineral resource statement of 6.7 Mt at 0.49% Sn for 33,000 tonnes of tin to 37 Mt at 0.25% Sn for 90,900...
Elementos executes option to acquire half of Spanish smelter
Australian tin developer Elementos (ASX: ELT) has executed its option to acquire 50% of CRM’s Robledallano smelter in Spain for €3.625 million (approximately US$4.2 million). The deal locks in the company’s pathway to become Europe’s first vertically-integrated...
Tin anode drives sodium-ion battery beyond LFP energy density
Researchers from UC San Diego and Unigrid Battery have developed a new tin-based anode that delivers record-breaking energy density for sodium-ion batteries, surpassing that of commercial lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells. Their simple yet powerful approach uses an...
Alphamin raises 2025 guidance on strong Q3 results
Mauritius-based tin miner Alphamin Resources (TSX-V: AFM; JSE AltC: APH) has reported Q3 production of 5,190 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate from the Bisie mine in eastern DR Congo, and raised its annual guidance to 18,000-18,500 tonnes. Production in the quarter ending...
Confiscated smelters handed over to PT Timah amid mining crackdown
Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto formally handed over six previously-confiscated tin smelters to state-owned PT Timah in a ceremony on Monday amid growing market concerns about Indonesian tin supply. The ceremony took place during Prabowo’s visit to...
South Crofty set to start production in 2028
Canadian tin explorer Cornish Metals (AIM/TSX-V: CUSN) has released an updated PEA demonstrating strong project economics for the historic tin mine in Cornwall, set to commence production in mid-2028. Following the major investment from the UK National Wealth Fund and...
Sustainable tin production using solar industry waste
Researchers from China have developed an innovative process to recycle tin from low-grade tin middlings, using silicon cutting waste (Si-CW) from the photovoltaic industry. This co-treatment strategy uses a difficult solar manufacturing byproduct to make tin...
Tin in catalyst for hydrogen made from e-waste metals
Scientists in China and Australia have shown how tin recovered from discarded electronics can be transformed into a powerful catalyst for clean hydrogen generation. Their work takes a major e-waste stream – multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) – and directly upcycles...
MSC revenue resilient despite disruption
Refined tin producer Malaysia Smelting Corp (MSC) has reported second quarter revenue of RM 379 million (approximately US$87 million), up 2.5% from the previous quarter, despite disruption to operations. MSC attributed the increase in revenue to higher sales of...