Alphamin report detailed design and budget estimates
TSX-listed Alphamin Resources has announced the results of detailed design work and budget estimates for its 80.75% owned Bisie Tin Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The work has resulted in an improvement in several operational parameters as well as an...
Fitch maintains Minsur credit rating
Minsur's tin production from its operations in Peru and Brazil is forecast to increase from some 26,000 tonnes in 2016 and 2017, to around 30,000 tonnes by 2019, in a new analysis published by Fitch Ratings earlier this month. Fitch re-affirmed a BBB- rating on Minsur...
China ore and metal imports both up in December
China customs data released yesterday shows a rise in tin ore, concentrate and metal imports last month. The gross weight of ore and concentrate imports in December was 46,538 tonnes (estimated 5,400t contained tin), up by 5% compared to December 2015, while tin metal...
Vinto output rises in 2016
Bolivia's state-owned tin smelter, Empresa Metalúrgica Vinto (EMV), has reported increased refined production of 13,111t during 2016, up 8.3% compared to the previous year, according to local news sources. The figure was reported by EMV's CEO, Ramiro Villavicencio....
Indonesian tin exports rise in December
Indonesian tin exports in December amounted to 6,051 tonnes, some 24% high than in the previous month, according to preliminary figures released by the trade ministry today. Reported figures for 2016 totalled 63,559 tonnes, down by 9.4% compared to the previous year....
China tin ore imports up, metal imports down in November
Latest China customs data shows a continuing rise in tin ore and concentrate imports but a drop in refined tin imports last month. The gross weight of ore and concentrate imports in November was 44,533 tonnes (estimated 5,300t contained tin), up by 17% compared to...
Bushveld to acquire minority stake in Uis project
London-listed Bushveld Minerals Ltd. has announced its intention to purchase a 49% share in Dawnmin Africa Investments Ltd., which holds an 85% stake in the Uis Tin Project in the Erongo region of Namibia. The purchase will be undertaken through Bushveld's subsidiary,...
Kasbah deal falls through
The planned acquisition of Kasbah Resources, 75% owners of the Achmmach tin project in Morocco, by Asian Mineral Resources (AMR) has failed. The Federal Court of Australia yesterday dismissed Kasbah's application for approval of the deal, and ordered that it paid the...
Kamativi redevelopment hopes rise
Chinese investor, Beijing Pinchang Investments, has settled a dispute with the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) and is set to take a 49% ownership stake in the defunct Kamativi tin mine in Zimbabwe's Matabeleland north province in return for contributing...