Aus Tin plan Granville expansion
Australia-based junior Aus Tin Mining has announced that it expects to deliver some 50 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate by the end of this year from its Granville Tin Project in Tasmania and has provided an update on plans for expansion of operations at the site. The...
UWSA given deadline to withdraw troops
The Myanmar army has ordered the United Wa State Army (UWSA) to withdraw all its troops from territory normally under the control of the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA, Mongla Group) before a deadline of 24th October 2016. Tensions arose between the UWSA and...
Rainy season hits Myanmar ore exports
Customs figures released earlier today show that the gross weight of China's tin ore and concentrate imports in September totalled 17,802 tonnes (estimated at 2,100t contained tin), up 75% year-on-year but equal to less than half of the August total. 98% of imports...
Timah chief to join ITRI Asia Tin Week leaders’ panel
ITRI is pleased to announce that the recently appointed President Director of PT Timah, M. Riza Pahlevi Tabrani, has agreed to participate in a panel discussion on key issues with other tin industry leaders at the Asia Tin Summit meeting to be held in Shanghai on...
MSC appoints new CEO
The Malaysia Smelting Corporation announced the immediate appointment of Patrick Yong as company Chief Executive Officer on Friday, following the departure of Mr Chua Cheong Yong. Dr Patrick Yong was previously the Managing Director of MSC's wholly owned subsidiary, M...
BMD secures licensing deal for new tin futures contract
Bursa Malaysia Derivatives (BMD) signed a licensing agreement last week with the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) to develop and manage a new futures tin trading contract. The Futures Tin Market (FTIN) contract will be launched on 31 October this year, with the KLTM...
W Resources commences production at La Parrilla
W Resources has begun operations at its La Parrilla tungsten and tin mine in south-west Spain ahead of schedule and is working to ramp-up output of tungsten concentrates and tin by-product to 400 tpa over the next 6 months. The company has developed an optimised...
RBT builds up production
Indonesia's largest private tin smelter, PT Refined Bangka Tin is planning to build up production to 800 - 900 tpm and is in the process of re-instating the listing of its brand on the LME, Metal Bulletin reported. The company was reported by trade sources to have...
China ore imports keep growing
Latest customs figures show that China's imports of tin ores and concentrates in August were almost three times the volume recorded in August 2015. The gross weight of imports last month was 38,428 tonnes (estimated 4,600t contained tin), up 188% year-on-year, of...