Indonesia ministry audits reveal tin smelting over-capacity and poor supervision
At a press conference in Jakarta yesterday the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources announced results of audits of tin smelters in Bangka Belitung and Riau islands carried out since March. It concluded that capacity utilisation had been only 21% in 2015 and that...
Minsur on track on 2016 production plans
Despite a 11% year-on-year fall in first quarter tin production at its operations in Peru and Brazil, Minsur says it is on track to produce 26,000 – 28,000 tonnes of refined tin this year. Announcing its first quarter results the company pointed to a new ore sorting...
ITRI MD joins LME Tin Committee
ITRI's Managing Director David Bishop is to join the London Metal Exchange Tin Committee as part of a re-shuffle of membership that has taken place ahead of its next scheduled meeting in June. The Tin Committee is one of a set of metal-specific advisory groups which...
Bolivia seeks partner for Colquiri expansion
The Bolivian President Evo Morales has invited proposals from firms to help develop a new US$75 million tin and zinc processing plant for the country's Colquiri tin and zinc mine. The government plans to award the contract on 20 June with an aim to complete...
Alphamin announces Bisie resource upgrade
Alphamin Resources Corp. reported a 34% increase in tin contained in measured and indicated resources at the Mpama North part of its Bisie project in DR Congo. Based on infill and deep drilling carried out since October 2015, measured and indicated resources are...
Minsur to expand production
Speaking at the ITRI International Tin Conference in Lima, Minsur CEO Juan Luis Kruger presented a positive outlook for tin production by the company and in South America in general. The group's tin production in Peru and Brazil is expected to rise from 25,750 tonnes...
Renison partners review tailings project options
In its latest quarterly report Metals X reported a 6% year-on-year increase in tin-in-concentrate production at the Renison mine in Tasmania to 1,676 tonnes in January-March. Metals X and its Chinese partners (Yunnan Tin Group and L'Sea Resources) have agreed to move...
New resource estimate for South Crofty
Strongbow Exploration, which is in the process of acquiring the South Crofty mine and other mineral rights in Cornwall, UK, has announced a new mineral resource for the project, prepared in accordance with the Canadian NI 43-101 standard. The indicated and inferred...
Indonesian exports rebound in April
After a very weak first quarter, Indonesian tin shipments recovered strongly in April, according to preliminary figures released by the trade ministry today. Last month's exports amounted to 6,910.78 tonnes, up 36% compared to April 2015, based on pre-shipment checks...