Alphamin production up 38% in 2024
Alphamin Resources has announced Q4 production at the Bisie mine, DR Congo, of 5,237 tonnes tin-in-concentrate, bringing 2024 production to 17,324 t, up 38% from 2023 following the Mpama South expansion. Ore processed at Bisie increased 2% to 232,860 t, whiles grades...
Powering the future of solar energy with tin-based electrodes
In next-generation perovskite solar cells (PSCs), transparent electrodes are crucial for conducting electricity and allowing light to pass through. Traditionally, indium tin oxide (ITO), which contains up to 10% tin, has been the material of choice. However, due to...
First Tin highlights wider opportunity around Taronga
Tin developer First Tin has highlighted the exploration opportunities around its Australian Taronga tin project. CEO Bill Scotting said that while bringing Taronga into production is the “highest priority” over the short term, the review into exploration “has shown as...
Sodion Energy partners with UNIGRID to supply advanced sodium-ion batteries
Sodion Energy, a leading provider of sustainable energy storage solutions in Southeast Asia, has secured a 10 MWh supply of advanced sodium-ion batteries from UNIGRID Inc., a California-based innovator. These batteries will feature UNIGRID’s proprietary technology,...
The need for investment in tin future supply
At the start of December, ITA hosted the thirteenth annual Investing in Tin seminar, with over 100 delegates attending in-person and online. The event saw presentations from tin industry experts and future tin producers. Why invest in tin? ITA Senior Market...
ITA visits Bolivia
International Tin Association CEO Helen Prins, Senior Market Analyst Tom Langston, and Market Analyst Freddie Mitchell travelled to Bolivia in November to meet with the country’s major tin industry stakeholders. This marks the second visit to Bolivia by ITA staff in...
Minsur to sell Taboca to China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group
Peru’s Minsur S.A. is to sell its Brazilian subsidiary Mineração Taboca, which operates the Pitinga mine and the Pirapora smelter, to China Nonferrous Trade Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group Co. (CNMC). The agreement signed on 26 November...
Achmmach resource grows by a third
Atlantic Tin has substantially expanded the Achmmach mineral resource, now the sixth largest undeveloped tin resource globally, and fourth largest including only CRIRSCO-compliant resources. The company provided an updated mineral resource estimate for the project in...
ITA Study – Tin use in recovery cycle
This report is based on the twentieth annual survey of tin users carried out by the International Tin Association (ITA), which gathered data from tin consuming companies worldwide between June and September 2024. 80 companies took part in this year’s study, accounting...