China tin concentrate imports see large May increase
Chinese tin ore and concentrate imports in May totalled 34,077 tonnes in gross weight, up 49% compared to April, but down 16% year-on-year according to the latest official data. Nearly 99% of the reported imports in May were from Myanmar, with tin contained in the...
Bolivia reports weaker tin output in Q1
Official statistics from the Bolivian Ministry of Minerals and Metals reveal a year-on-year fall in both mine and refined tin production in the country in the first quarter of 2017, with mine output falling 6.7% to 4,381 tonnes and refined metal production falling...
Positive economics confirmed in Rentails DFS update
Metals X has announced positive results from an updated DFS for its 50%-owned Rentails tailings retreatment project, adjacent to the operating Renison tin mine in Tasmania. The Rentails project is focussed on the reprocessing of some 21.6 million...
PT Timah reports strong Q1 performance
Integrated Indonesian tin producer, PT Timah, has reported a strong first quarter for production, with mine output up 125% year-on-year to 7,675 tonnes in 2017 and refined production up 65% to 6,963 tonnes. The company reported in a press release that the increase was...
Future of China’s tin export duty uncertain
China's 10% duty levied on refined tin exports has not been referenced in the country's recently released 2017 Exports Commodities Tax Rates Table, leading many experts to conclude that the duty has been scrapped altogether, although no official announcement has yet...
Myanmar tin exports stabilise in April
Latest official China customs statistics reveal that April imports of tin ore and concentrate from Myanmar totalled 22,808 tonnes (gross weight), up 14% from March, but down 51% year-on-year. The decline in gross weight of tin imports since last year is partially a...
LME approves MSP brand listing
On June 8th the London Metal Exchange (LME) announced the approval of Indonesian tin smelter Mitra Stania Prima (MSP) as a listed LME brand, making it deliverable against the LME Tin Contract. MSP's smelter is based on the island of Bangka in Indonesia, with an...
Alphamin plan US$38 million equity fundraising
Alphamin Resources Corp. (AFM: TSXV) has announced plans for a private placement with which it hopes to raise approximately US$38 million to fund further construction activities at its 82.5% owned Bisie Tin Project in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, The...
ITRI 6th London Tin Seminar Presentations
ITRI's 6th London Tin Seminar was successfully held last week, with general optimism about tin market prospects among analysts and tin project developers over the next 5 years. ITRI Explorers and Developers Group presentations: Aus Tin Mining, Avalon Advanced...