PT Timah establishes JV to produce Nigerian tin
Indonesian state-owned tin miner PT Timah has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Nigeria-based Topwide Ventures Limited with the intention of developing a tin mining site in the African country. The two companies intend to jointly conduct a feasibility study,...
$30 Million loan for La Parrilla development
London-listed W Resources has announced a provisional $30 million loan for the development of its La Parrilla tungsten-tin mine in the Extremadura region of southwest Spain. The provisional $30 million term loan has been agreed with a US Special situations fund and...
Meridian completes Bom Futuro maiden resource and PEA
Canadian-listed Brazilian metal explorer, developer and producer, Meridian Mining, has released a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) and maiden resource for its Bom Futuro tailings projects, located in the state of Rondônia in Brazil. At the end of 2016, Meridian...
AfriTin plans Uis pilot plant programme
Newly AIM-list tin player, AfriTin Mining, has plans to move ahead with the expansion of a pilot plant at its Uis tin project in Namibia, after successfully raising £4.5 million in equity and convertible loan notes earlier this year. AfriTin formed via a demerger from...
China ore imports fall sharply in October
China imports of tin ores and concentrates from Myanmar totalled 12,919 tonnes (gross weight) in October, according to the latest official customs statistics, with an estimated tin content of 3,100 tonnes, down 38% from September and 44% year-on-year. From January to...
New Huanuni plant to begin limited operations in 2018
The General Manager of Bolivia's largest tin mine, Huanuni, has announced that the mine's new processing plant should begin small-scale operations from March 2018. The 3,000tpd Lucianita plant was built by the Chinese contractor Vicstar Union Engineering under a US$50...
December maintenance shutdown at Yunnan Chengfeng
China's second-largest refined tin producer, Yunnan Chengfeng, plans to stop production and carry out maintenance in December for one month. Transport restrictions were implemented in mid-November for the celebration of the 60th anniversary of Honghe state in Yunnan...
Minsur output mixed in Q3
Minsur has announced mixed results for its Peruvian and Brazilian tin operations in Q3, with Peruvian refined tin production falling 4% year-on-year to 4,991 tonnes, in line with guidance, while refined tin output from Brazilian operations fell 6% to 1,629 tonnes. The...
Minsur proceeds with $195 million B2 development
Leading South American tin producer, Minsur, has announced board approval for a US$195 million investment to execute its B2 tailings retreatment project, situated next to the operating San Rafael tin mine in Peru. The operation is designed to produce some 5,000 tpa of...