First Tin’s march to production continues at pace

Aug 22, 2022

Developing tin producer First Tin is advancing work at both of its tin projects – Tellerhauser in Germany and Taronga in Australia – as it looks to achieve its aim of bringing both online by 2025. First Tin finalised the purchase of the Taronga project from Aus Tin...

First Tin to investigate German smelting potential

Jun 9, 2022

First Tin has signed an MoU with Ecobat Resources Frieberg to develop primary tin smelting in Germany. First Tin owns the Tellerhauser project in Saxony, Germany, and is rapidly progressing the mine to an investment decision. The company is currently working on a...

First Tin raises funds to rapidly develop projects

Apr 11, 2022

First Tin has raised £20 million and completed an Initial Public Offering in order to rapidly develop its tin projects. The company, headed by ex-Aurubis COO Thomas Buenger, is developing the Tellerhauser and Taronga tin projects in Germany and Australia. Funds were...

Tinplate: most recycled packaging in Germany

Jan 17, 2020

Gesellschaft für Verpackungsmarktforschung (GVM) in its recently published annual recycling report states that 90.4% of tinplate packaging used in Germany was recycled in 2018. The recycling rate from private end use sources was as high as 92.2%, making tinplate the...

New company to develop German tin deposits

Oct 18, 2011

A new Australian-based company has been formed to assess the development potential of two very large tin deposits in Saxony in eastern Germany estimated to contain some 180,000 tonnes of tin. Deutsche Rohstoff AG has spun off its tin assets into a new company, Tin...