Alphamin has announced record production in Q2 due to higher-than-expected tin grades and a lack of impacts from the coronavirus. While Alphamin processed just 8% more ore at its Bisie site than in Q1, tin-in-concentrate production increased 29% to a quarterly record...
Alphamin Resources‘ tin concentrate production fell by 5% during the first quarter due to lower tin grades. Although the company increased processing recoveries, mine head grades fell significantly. Alphamin has targeted 71% tin recovery at its processing plant...
Alphamin Resources, which owns and operates Bisie in the DRC, has published a new NI 43-101 report. Bisie came online at the end of 2019 and is set to be one of the largest tin mines in the world. However, just as the mine was starting up, Alphamin was forced to...
Alphamin Resources has announced its guidance for 2020, with tin-in-concentrate production of 9,000 – 10,000 tonnes expected. This comes on the back of positive Q4 2019 production. The company expects tin concentrate production in Q4 to test the upper reaches of...
The International Tin Association (ITA) held its eighth annual London Tin Seminar on Friday 29 November. The event played host to a range of delegates, from tin producers to investors. The global tin market may be small compared to other base metals, but it...
Alphamin Resources has been struck a blow in its ramp-up to full production at its Bisie mine after a key bridge collapsed along its export route. Concentrate produced from Alphamin‘s Bisie mine is usually trucked over the Maiko Bridge at Lubutu, then to...
Alphamin has continued its ramp-up of the Bisie tin mine, producing nearly 2,500 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate during the third quarter. This is up 269% on the previous quarter according to the company. All three factors affecting tin production increased during the...
Alphamin today announced that C4 commissioning of the processing plant at the Bisie tin project has been completed, marking the transition to the final stage of the commissioning process. C4 commissioning, also known as hot commissioning, began in May following...
Progress is continuing at a rapid pace at Alphamin’s DRC-based Bisie mine. Last month, Alphamin reported that a US$ 12 million loan had been secured to ease the change in mining method as the site ramps up towards production. This month, Alphamin have reported that...
With tin set to be the metal most impacted by future technologies, and tin supply slowing due to long-term declines in mine grades, new sources of tin need to be found. Junior mining companies are already working to get their development projects off the ground, while...
