President calls for new tin strategy for Indonesia
During a two day visit to Bangka-Belitung province at the weekend, Indonesia's new president Joko Widodo (Jokowi) called for a new plan to combat illegal mining and boost tin prices. The President inaugurated new port facilities at Tanjung Batu, Belitung island on...
Colquiri mine dispute continues
Tension remains high between the state owned Colquiri Mining Company (EMC) and local mining cooperatives regarding a disagreement over access rights to particular mining levels of the Colquiri tin and zinc mine in La Paz, Bolivia, as reported by local newspaper, La...
Variscan Mines secures exploration license at Abbaretz
Australian-listed Variscan Mines Ltd. (ASX : VAR) has been granted a 278 km2 exploration license, which includes the defunct Abbaretz tin mine in the Pays de la Loire region of western France. The mine is situated in the north of the commune of Abbaretz. Tin mining...
Further surge in Indonesian sales
Indonesian sales continue to run well above the 4,000 tonnes per month "cap" announced by leading producers and the governor of Bangka-Belitung in early May, but this might be a final rush before stricter controls start to take effect. Preliminary trade ministry data...
East Kemptville revival progresses
Avalon Rare Metals will shortly commence a new exploration drilling programme on the site of the old East Kemptville mine in Nova Scotia, Canada. The C$1.3 million work programme will involve 2,000 metres of diamond drilling, metallurgical process test work and...
Financing for Achmmach paused for market “re-set”
Kasbah Resources has announced a small capital raising, but will wait for tin prices to recover to over $18,000/tonne before finalising debt financing arrangements for its Achmmach project in Morocco. The company is to raise Au$3.0 million by issuing 104.6 new shares,...
Thomson Resources commences drilling near Ardlethan
Australian-based Thomson Resources Ltd (ASX-TMZ) has commenced drilling at its recently acquired Bygoo North tin asset in New South Wales, Australia, and is hoping to delineate a JORC-compliant resource by the end of 2015. The company announced the acquisition of a...
China tin imports boom in April
China tin imports boomed in April 2015, particularly imports of tin concentrates. China tin concentrate imports had declined over 4 months since last December. But the trend was reversed from mid-April, when concentrate imports grew 193% year-on-year and hit...
Bids shortlisted for Kamativi partnership
Zimbabwe's Mines Ministry has shortlisted four bids by Chinese and South African companies to reopen the Kamativi mine in partnership with the state-owned mining company, the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC). The four shortlisted bids were recommended to...