Scientists use tin wire in lithium-ion fibres for wearable electronics
Scientists at École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada have developed and tested several experimental lithium ion battery fibres for wearable electronics, including some using tin wire. The prototype fibres were made by twisting together a steel-polyester-cathode...
Zeon Corporation patent tin-carbon anode for lithium-ion batteries
Japanese chemicals producer Zeon Corporation has worked with Shinshu University, Japan to develop and patent a novel tin-carbon anode for lithium-ion batteries with dramatically increased energy density. The technology is part of a second generation of lithium-ion...
Permit delays limit Q1 Indonesian exports
Indonesian tin exports totalled 17,184 tonnes in Q1, down 4.6% year on year and 24% lower than the final quarter of 2017. Trade Ministry data for January, February and March showed tin exports totalling 4,508 tonnes, 7,207 tonnes and 5,469 tonnes respectively. This...
China ore imports fall sharply in February
According to the latest customs statistics, China’s tin ore and concentrate imports in February 2018 totalled 19,561 tonnes. 19,488 tonnes was imported from Myanmar with an estimated tin content of 4,900 tonnes, less than half of January levels. The estimated tin...
Nigerian government to tackle illegal mining
The Federal Government of Nigeria announced last week that it had commissioned 50 operation vehicles to bolster the efforts of its Special Mines Surveillance Task Force and State Minerals Resources and Environmental Management Committee to crackdown on illegal mining...
DRC mineral royalty increases with mining code revision
DRC’s mining code has been signed into law introducing various fiscal and regulatory reforms, including an increase in mining royalties for tin to at least 3.5%. Revision of the code was concluded by parliament in late January and signed into law by President Kabila...
Kasbah explores ore sorting potential
Australia-listed Kasbah Resources Limited has announced the promising results of ore sorting test-work for its Achmmach Tin Project in Morocco. Testing included processing of a two-tonne ore sample from the project in February 2018. Results indicated that...
Advances in development of liquid tin for concentrated solar power plants
A team at Georgia Institute of Technology, US has published advances in its development of liquid tin for use as a heat transfer agent in concentrated solar power (CSP) plants. CSP uses large scale arrays of reflectors of different kinds to concentrate heat from...
PT TIMAH production rebounds in 2017
The Indonesian state-owned tin producer, PT TIMAH, has released its 2017 results which reveal that tin-in-concentrate production from mining operations rose 29% to 31,178 tonnes, while refined tin production increased 27% year-on-year to 30,249 tonnes. The increased...