The top 10 refined tin producers of 2015
ITRI reports that nine of the top ten refined tin producers saw a fall in production in 2015, including all of the big four companies. All Chinese companies in the top ten saw refined production fall in 2015. Despite the continuing increase in supply of tin ore and...
ITRI highlights growth potential for tin energy applications at PDAC
ITRI's markets manager Peter Kettle has addressed a special session of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto, saying that ITRI sees the storage, generation and conservation of energy as key drivers for new applications for...
NAE complete preliminary mining study at Redmoor
ASX-listed New Age Exploration Ltd. have announced positive results from preliminary mining and processing studies for its Redmoor tin-tungsten project in south east Cornwall, UK. Two underground mining options have been explored by technical consultants, Mining One,...
PT Timah refined tin production stable in 2015
State-run Indonesian tin miner, PT Timah, has announced that its refined tin production was broadly unchanged in 2015, falling less than 1% year-on-year to 27,431 tonnes. This is despite an 18% fall in mined tin production to 26,361 tonnes over the same period. PT...
2015 tin production rises at Minsur’s Brazilian operations
Minsur's consolidated results for Q4 reveal that total tin-in-concentrate production from the Pitinga mine in Brazil, operated by its subsidiary, Taboca, rose 2% to 5,744 tonnes in 2015. In addition, refined tin production from Taboca's Pirapora smelter rose 10% to...
Promising DFS completed at Bisie
Alphamin Resources Corp, (TSX-V: AFM) have announced completion of a feasibility study and new ore reserve for its 84.55% owned Bisie Tin Project in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Probable Mineral Reserves for the Bisie project total 3.04 Mt at 3.76% Sn, or...
Myanmar tin ore exports shoot to record highs in January
Latest official customs statistics released by China yesterday reveal tin ore imports from Myanmar in January soared to an all-time record of 72,436 tonnes (gross weight), a 239% year-on-year increase. The figure also represents a 66% rise from the 43,531 tonnes...
PT Refined Bangka Tin announces end to tin operations
Major private Indonesian tin miner and smelter, PT Refined Bangka Tin (RBT), has announced plans to end all its tin operations and scrap its smelting and refining facility due to environmental concerns, Reuters reported yesterday. Tomy Winata, the founder of RBT's...
Minsur’s Peruvian production falls in December
Latest data released by Peru's Energy and Mines Ministry has revealed that tin production by Minsur's San Rafael mine, the country's only tin operation, dropped in December 2015 by nearly 23% to 1,841 mt. According to the ministry, mined tin output from the company's...