China tin concentrate imports exceed expectations in August
According to the latest China Customs figures, Tin contained in imported concentrate in August totalled an estimated 6,000 tonnes, with 5,600 tonnes from Myanmar, up 22% month-on-month and 11% year-on-year. Gross imports of tin concentrate by China totalled 23,171...
Huanuni to trial new processing plant
The Bolivian state-owned tin mining company, Empresa Minera Huanuni (EMH), has announced plans to start trial operations at the Huanuni Mine’s Lucianita processing plant in late-October, according to local news sources. The 3,000tpd Lucianita plant was built by the...
PT TIMAH production recovers in Q2
The Indonesian state-run tin producer, PT TIMAH, has released its results for the second quarter of 2018, which reveal a 31% quarter-on-quarter increase in refined tin production to 7,005 tonnes, although this represented a 12% decline compared to the same period of...
Avalon releases PEA for East Kemptville
Avalon Advanced Materials (TSX:AVL) have released a new Preliminary Economic Assessment for their East Kemptville Tin Project in Nova Scotia, Canada. The study reveals a positive economic case for further development of the project, with optical ore sorting being...
ITA Survey shows weaker tin use growth in 2018
The International Tin Association's fourteenth annual survey of tin users gathered data from tin users worldwide between June and August 2018, showing robust growth of 4% in 2017 but much weaker tin use growth forecasts in 2018. Tin use growth in China has stalled...
Research teams push forward on renewable hydrogen production with tin
A number of advances have been reported by research teams around the world developing renewable hydrogen production systems that use tin. According the International Energy Authority (IEA) hydrogen can "contribute decisively to solving the environmental problem and...
Elementos agree Oropesa project acquisition
Australian tin explorer and developer, Elementos Ltd. (ASX:ELT) has announced plans to acquire the Oropesa tin project in Spain, following the signing of a heads of agreement with current owner, Eurotin. The Oropesa tin deposit is located in north-west Andalucia,...
Tin foil breakthrough for sodium ion batteries
A Shenzhen energy investment company has patented a breakthrough invention using tin foil as an electrode for next generation sodium-ion batteries. Sodium-ion is widely seen as a future challenge to lithium-ion in several large-scale applications. Shenzhen Shenke...
Minsur output robust in Q2
Refined tin production from Minsur’s operations in Peru and Brazil totalled 6,835 tonnes in Q2, the company has reported, up 3% year-on-year and up 37% from Q1, in line with company expectations. Refined tin output from Peruvian operations totalled 5,170 tonnes in Q2,...