Tin consumption exceeds expectations in 2018
Tin consumption in 2018 was stronger than previously anticipated, according to year-end data. Despite a positive start to the year, expectations were revised downwards following the US-China trade tensions and poor macroeconomic data. However, based on the most recent...
ICDX launches new physical tin contract
The Indonesia Commodities and Derivatives Exchange (ICDX) has launched a new physical tin contract today, Monday, 4 March. The Ex-Warehouse Physical Contract transfers tin exports to bonded warehouses, operated by the Bonded Logistics Centre (PLB). This is the first...
Bisie edges closer to full production
Alphamin have today announced that the Bisie tin project, Democratic Republic of Congo, is edging towards full production, with the front-end crushing circuit reaching nameplate capacity of some 60 tonnes per hour. The processing plant's front-end crushing circuit has...
Ore-sorting technology benefits Renison production
Metals X, which owns a 50% stake in the Renison tin mine, Tasmania, through the Bluestone Mines Tasmania Joint Venture, saw revenue fall from $42.5 million to $36.5 million in the final quarter of 2018. During Q4 of 2018, the operational focus at the Renison mine was...
Myanmar: January ore shipments down 36% year-on-year
China’s imports of tin ores and concentrates totalled 30,719 tonnes in January, with 29,389 tonnes from Myanmar, according to the latest official customs statistics. The estimated tin content of shipments from Myanmar in January was 7,100 tonnes, up 48%...
China mine production impacted by Baiyinchagan accident
At around 8:20 am on February 23, a commuter bus carrying mine workers from the Baiyinchagan mine in Inner Mongolia, China, lost control on the auxiliary slope of the mine. The bus crashed in the main mine roadway after the brakes failed to stop the vehicle, killing...
Oropesa development strategy defined
Elementos, who acquired the Oropesa tin project in July 2018, announced a three-phase plan for the mine's development on 19 February. Oropesa, located in the Andalucia region of southern Spain, is a hard-rock tin deposit amenable to open-pit extraction methods, with...
Renison tin output record
Renison mine produced a record amount of tin in January, according to Damien Marantelli, managing director of Metals X. The mine, located on the west coast of Tasmania, is a joint-venture between Metals X and Yunnan Tin Group. In the final quarter of 2018, the mine...
First tin at Granville East
Aus Tin Mining today announced that mining has commenced at its Granville East Mine in Tasmania, with the first block averaging 2.1% tin. In April, the company was awarded approval to increase its processing limit upwards to some 40,000 tonnes and to resume mining at...