Another big month for Indonesian exports
Preliminary data provided by the trade ministry to news agencies yesterday indicated that Indonesian tin exports in June were more than double the 4,000 tpm "cap" announced by major producers and the governor of Bangka-Belitung in early May. Based on pre-shipment...
W Resources offers shares following Definition Study at La Parilla
AIM-listed W Resources hope to raise approximately £1.2 million from a share offering in order to fund development of its wholly owned La Parilla tungsten-tin tailings project in Spain. The share offering follows the recent completion of a comprehensive study at the...
Myanmar mining ministry shortens list of prospective smelter partners
Myanmar's Ministry of Mining has narrowed a selection of prospective partners for its tin smelter to just seven local and foreign companies, according to an official from the state-run enterprise. The No.2 Mining Enterprise under the Ministry invited expressions of...
Wolf processes first ore at Hemerdon
Dual-listed Wolf Minerals Ltd. (ASX:WLF, AIM:WLFE) has processed the first ore at the plant of its £130 million Hemerdon tungsten and tin project near Plymouth, UK, as wet commissioning gets underway. The wet commissioning process involves extensive testing of plant...
China refined tin imports drop sharply in May
China refined tin imports dropped 69% from 1,070 tonnes in April to 333 tonnes in May. The May figure also represents a 48% reduction compared to the same month of 2014. Although the arbitrage gap was wider than in April, a lack of market interest and sufficient...
Korea stockpile purchases this year now up to 1,000 tonnes
At its fifth tender for tin this year on 16 June South Korea's Public Procurement Service (PPS) bought 200 tonnes of MSC brand standard grade 400 ppm lead tin at a c.i.f premium of US$325 to the LME price. Cumulative purchases to date in 2015 now amount to 1,000...
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...