Huanuni problems continue in 2016
Bolivia's state-owned Huanuni tin mine made a loss of US$6.7 Million last year, according to local news sources, as government statistics show that underinvestment and widespread drought resulted in a 25% year-on-year fall in tin-in-concentrate production in 2016 to...
Positive PEA for South Crofty
Strongbow Exploration has reported results of an independent, NI 43-101 compliant, Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for its 100%-owned South Crofty tin project in Cornwall, UK, which indicates the project is potentially economically viable and technically...
Minsur’s Peruvian production down in 2016
Individual Q4 results for Minsur's Peruvian operations, released today, reveal refined tin production totalled 19,573 tonnes in 2016, down 3.2% from 2015. Despite a 20% year-on-year fall in refined production to 5,023 tonnes in Q4, 2016 production guidance of 19kt to...
YTC announce Dulong expansion
The Yunnan Tin Company has approved a Yuan 2.6 billion (US$375 million) investment plan to expand production from the Wenshan Dulong zinc-indium-tin-copper mine by some 70%, it was reported in a statement filed with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on January 11. The...
Renison output down in 2016
Metals X released its final quarterly report for 2016 in January, which reveals a 2.9% QOQ increase in tin-in-concentrate production to 1,768 tonnes from the Renison tin mine in Tasmania. However, the output for 2016 totalled 6,314 tonnes, down 7.4% from the...
Mining lease approved for Heemskirk
Stellar Resources has reported that a Mining Lease has been granted by the Tasmanian Minister for Resources for its 100% owned Heemskirk Tin Project. Associated rights of the Mining Lease (ML) conferred to Stellar's subsidiary, Columbus Metals Limited, include the...
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...