Indonesia President to call for Apple investment in tin
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo will next week ask tech giant Apple to invest directly in sustainable tin mining, a senior cabinet minister told Reuters. The President will travel to Washington and San Francisco on a five-day trip starting 25 October in the hope of...
Kasbah looks at small-scale start for Achmmach project
In its latest quarterly report Kasbah Resources said it was evaluating options to move ahead with early production from its Achmmach project in Morocco on a smaller scale than had been considered in the latest enhanced feasibility study published in March this year....
Aus Tin reports strong drilling and metallurgical testing results
Australian tin explorer Aus Tin Mining (ASX: ATM) has announced enhanced recoveries rates and grades from metallurgical testing for its Taronga Tin Project, in New South Wales, as well as positive drilling results from its McDonalds Prospect, a Life of Mine extension...
Production slips at leading tin mines
Latest production data published in the last week gives a more up-to-date view of production performance by two of the world's leading underground tin mines, San Rafael in Peru and Renison in Australia. Peru's energy and mines ministry published monthly official mine...
Indonesia exports re-start at modest pace
Preliminary figures released by the Indonesian trade ministry to news agencies today showed that 6,391.74 tonnes of tin was checked by surveyor companies prior to export in September. While this was up by 17.5% compared to September 2014, it follows a zero export...
Tinka extends tin-copper mineralisation at Ayawilca
Tinka Resources Limited (TSXV: TK) has announced results from the first seven holes of its 2015 drill program at the Ayawilca project in central Peru. Whilst zinc remains the focus of the project, the new drill results demonstrate the potential of tin and copper to...
Drakelands mine officially opens
Dual-listed Wolf Minerals Ltd. (ASX:WLF, AIM:WLFE) assumed full operational control of the processing plant at the new Drakelands tungsten and tin mine in Hemerdon, south-west England, yesterday following the completion of commissioning. Drakelands, the first new...
Colquiri seeks investment after fall in profits
The Bolivian, state-owned, Colquiri Mining Company generated reduced profits of just over US$ 5 million in the first 8 months of 2015, as a result of the falling tin price, according to local news sources. The executive secretary of the mine workers union at Colquiri,...
Stellar announces project optimisation
ASX-listed Stellar Resources Limited has announced reduced capital and operating costs from PFS optimisation work for its Heemskirk tin project, located on the northwest border of Zeehan in Tasmania. In March 2015, Stellar announced a 4.5% improvement in tin...