Elementos forced to delay Temengor project
Elementos has been forced to delay the Temengor project, located in Malaysia, following a moratorium on exploration licenses. Concerns about water pollution in the north of Perak State have caused the local government to temporarily stop granting exploration licenses...
Syrymbet DFS underway
Tin One Mining, which owns the Syrymbet project, has begun progressing towards its definitive feasibility study (DFS) by awarding the process and engineering design contract to DRA Global. The Syrymbet project, located in northern Kazakhstan, is one of the largest...
Elementos announce alternative strategy for Oropesa
Having finalised the acquisition of the Oropesa project from Eurotin Ltd in November 2018, Elementos has been working to improve the feasibility of the project. Part of this work is the recently announced alternate development strategy. The original development...
Chinese export window closes as ore imports continue decline
China's import of tin concentrate continued to fall in May relative to last year as mine production in Myanmar continues to decline, while refined tin exports also fell due to a shrinking arbitrage between the Shanghai and London-based metals exchanges. Customs data...
Potential YTC – Minmetals merger announced
According to local sources, the Yunnan provincial government and China Minmetals are set to finalise a deal that will deepen the ties between the two organisations. This could result in China Minmetals becoming the majority shareholder of the Yunnan Tin Group...
Rwandan smelter gets exploration green light
LuNa Smelter in Rwanda has been awarded eight minerals exploration licenses, part of a $14.4 million investment into the country, as it looks to increase its feedstocks and production. Although much of the mining activity in the country is undertaken by artisanal or...
Alphamin begins final commissioning
Alphamin today announced that C4 commissioning of the processing plant at the Bisie tin project has been completed, marking the transition to the final stage of the commissioning process. C4 commissioning, also known as hot commissioning, began in May following...
Strong refined tin exports from China juxtapose restricted concentrate supply
Chinese customs data, the primary source of information for the country’s trade, has revealed that imports of tin ore and concentrate from Myanmar have been continuing their downward trend. According to the latest customs statistics, China’s gross tin ore and...
Oxford PV moving toward next-gen tin-using solar cells
Oxford PV, a UK-based company grounded in photovoltaics, is planning to bring tin-using perovskite-based solar cells to the market by the end of next year. The company is a spin-off from research pioneered by Henry Snaith at the University of Oxford. Snaith was part...