Vinto output declines in 2018
Production at the Vinto tin smelter, owned by Bolivian state mining company Comibol, fell 10% from 12,637 tonnes in 2017 to 11,369 tonnes in 2018. This marks the second year of decline after output decreased from 13,038 tonnes in 2016. Production declines in 2017 were...
Myanmar ore shipments remain at low levels
According to the latest Customs data, China 17,884 tonnes of tin ore and concentrate in November 2018, 17,398 tonnes of which was imported from Myanmar. The tin content of ore imports from Myanmar was estimated at some 4,000 tonnes in November, down 45% from a year...
PT TIMAH production rises in Q3
PT TIMAH, the Indonesian state-run tin producer, has released its most recent quarterly statistics, detailing results for the first nine months of the year. Refined tin production in Q3 has seen a quarter-on-quarter increase of 27%, up to 8,898 tonnes, despite being...
SHFE trading platform introduction drives tin stocks rise
On 18th October, a standard warehouse warrant trading platform for tin, lead, zinc and nickel was launched by the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE). Along with initial incentive schemes this has driven delivery of physical inventory into exchange warehouses. SHFE has...
AfriTin celebrates first ore production at Uis
AfriTin Mining has announced the first large-scale blast and ore production at their rehabilitated Uis Tin mine in Namibia. This is a key milestone in the implementation of the company’s Phase 1 production plan, which envisages output of 60 tonnes per month of tin...
Tinka report tin resource increase at Ayawilca
Tinka Resources have announced increased tin resources at their Ayawilca project in Peru, with an inferred resource of 14.5Mt at a grade of 0.63% Sn, or some 91,400 tonnes of contained tin. The Ayawilca zinc and tin deposit is located in Peru, 200 km north of Lima....
Huanuni expects lowest output for a decade
The management of the Bolivian state-owned Huanuni mine expect tin production to fall to some 6,200 tonnes in 2018, 30% below a target of 8,000 tonnes. Despite attempts to increase the average monthly production, a US$2mn deficit which was recorded by the Huanuni...
W Resources commences production at La Parrilla
AIM-listed W Resources Plc has announced the early commencement of production at its La Parrilla open pit tungsten and tin mine in the Extramadura region of southwest Spain. The production from the existing concentrator using tailings material at the plant is the...
Chinese smelters cut production in Q4
Chinese tin smelters have been cutting back refined production in Q4 and scheduling maintenance because of a shortage of suitable concentrate. The most significant driver has been a decline in Myanmar's tin concentrate shipments this year, which account for 40 percent...