New ore sorter helps Minsur production
The start-up of a new ore sorter at Minsur's San Rafael mine in Peru is helping keep the company on track to meet 2016 production and cost reduction targets. The new operation, commissioned in May, sorts low grade ore which had previously been stockpiled for treatment...
Achmmach Capex halved in new DFS
ASX-listed Kasbah Resources has announced an updated DFS for its Achmmach tin project in Morocco with higher average grades and a drastically reduced project Capex based on a multi-stage "Small Start Option" (SSO) development plan. The new DFS imagines a ten year...
China’s tin smelters cut production for environmental inspections
Most tin smelters in the Yunnan, Guangxi and Jiangxi provinces of China have suspended or scaled back refined tin production following special environmental inspections by the Chinese government that began on July 19. Environmental inspection teams were sent to eight...
Myanmar tin exports fall slightly in June
Latest China customs data released yesterday shows imports of tin ore and concentrates at 39,044 tonnes (gross weight) in June, of which 38,936 tonnes originated in Myanmar. The June total was down 4% on the previous month's figure, but up by 58% compared to June...
Consolidated Tin enters voluntary administration
Tin explorer, Consolidated Tin Mines (CSD), entered voluntary administration on Tuesday following critical delays to discussions surrounding its working capital requirements and funding options. The company owns the Mount Garnet tin project and Surveyor base...
EU and US challenge China export duties on tin and other materials
The EU this week launched a challenge at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to China's export duties on tin and other raw materials, following a very similar move by the USA last week. The US trade enforcement action against China sought the elimination of China's...
China Tin halts production for one month
China Tin Group has started a maintenance shutdown of its Ausmelt furnace from 15 July to 15 August. The smelter is located in Laibin City, Guangxi province. There will be no refined tin production during the maintenance. The Ausmelt furnace was put into operation in...
Strong month for Indonesian exports
Preliminary data released by Indonesia's trade ministry today put June exports of refined tin at 7,652 tonnes, down by 8% compared to June 2015 but up by 42% compared to May. This is the biggest monthly total so far in 2016 and is also significantly higher than...
Shareholder reports fall in Renison H1 production
Shareholder L'Sea Resources International reported that tin-in-concentrate production at the Renison mine in Tasmania in January-June 2016 fell by 13.8% year-on-year to 2,829 tonnes. The unaudited figures were included in a release to the Hong Kong stock exchange...