AETI calls for exploration and technology focus in Indonesia
The Association of Indonesian Tin Exporters (AETI) has stressed the importance of making changes to the Indonesian tin industry to promote geological exploration and technical development. The President of AETI, Jabin Sufianto, raised the point whilst speaking at the...
Pitinga production capacity to fall 33%
Peru based tin miner Minsur has announced a 33% reduction in tin production capacity from its Pitinga tin mine in Brazil for nine to twelve months as it carries out emergency repairs. The company was forced to halt production in August following discovery of water...
China Tin shuts down Ausmelt furnace temporarily
The China Tin Group put its tin smelter, located in Laibin, Guangxi Province, into maintenance on Tuesday for three weeks. The Ausmelt furnace started up in March 2013 with a production capacity of 20,000 tpy and produced more than 12,000 t refined tin in 2014. This...
ICDX tin futures contract under development
The Indonesia Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (ICDX) is currently planning a tin futures contract, which it hopes to introduce within the next 3 to 6 months, according to its head of business development, Stella Lukman, who spoke with ITRI earlier this week at...
Elementos completes underground scoping study
Australian listed Elementos Ltd. (ASX – ELT) has announced the completion of an independent scoping study for the final underground phase of its three-stage mine development of its Cleveland tin-tungsten-copper project, near Luina in northwest Tasmania. The proposed...
PT Timah announce reduced profits in H1
State owned Indonesian tin miner PT Timah saw its first half net profits fall 97% year-on-year to Rp 11.28 billion (US$ 801,962) in the first 6 months of 2015 compared to the same period of the previous year, according to its 2015 first half results, which the company...
Chinese company chosen to fund Kamativi redevelopment
Chinese company Beijing Pinchang has been selected to partner the government in the redevelopment of the defunct Kamativi Tin Mine in Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean Mines minister Walter Chidakwa reported that Beijing Pinchang was chosen from a shortlist of...
Vinto records high profits as Ausmelt testing continues
Bolivian tin smelter, Vinto Metallurgical Company (EMV), announced profits of US$ 3.5 million in the first half of 2015 and also outlined progress on testing of its new Ausmelt furnace, local sources report. The first half revenues were reported on Tuesday by EMV...
Myanmar tin exports fall slightly in July
According to the latest official customs data, July exports of tin concentrate from Myanmar to China amounted to 20,095 tonnes gross weight. This represents a 29% year-on-year increase but a 19% decrease compared to June. Cumulative concentrate imports from Myanmar...