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...

Drilling commences at Kalayi following Rome Resources takeover

Tin explorer Rome Resources, which was recently acquired by UK-based Pathfinder Minerals, has announced it has commenced diamond drilling at its Kalayi prospect in North Kivu, DR Congo. Kalayi, which together with the Mont Agoma prospect, forms the company’s Bisie...

Alphamin announces increased earnings on sales recovery

Bisie mine operator Alphamin Resources (TSXV: AFM; JSE AltX: APH) has announced a 156% quarter-on-quarter increase in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) in the first quarter of 2024. In the quarter ending 31 March 2024, ore...

M23 rebels disrupt tin supply routes in key region of North Kivu

Members of the M23 non-state armed group have continued to expand their territory in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, an important region for global supply of the 3Ts – tin, tantalum, and tungsten. Since mid-2022, the M23 rebels have controlled areas...

Rome Resources excited by tin discovery

Rome Resources Ltd., a Canadian mineral exploration company, has announced the discovery of a substantial tin deposit at its Bisie North Tin Project in the Walikale Territory of the North Kivu Province, located in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo...

The International Tin Association welcomes MMR

The International Tin Association (ITA) is pleased to announce that Democratic Republic of Congo tin producer, Mining Minerals Resources (MMR) has joined its membership. Representing the world’s major tin producers, ITA is the world authority on tin and at the...