Strongbow completes South Crofty acquisition

Canadian-listed Strongbow Exploration Inc. completed the acquisition of the South Crofty tin project in Cornwall, UK, on 11 July. It has now agreed a deal with the administrator managing the affairs of the two companies (Western United Mines Ltd and Cornish Minerals...

Alphamin announces Bisie resource upgrade

Alphamin Resources Corp. reported a 34% increase in tin contained in measured and indicated resources at the Mpama North part of its Bisie project in DR Congo. Based on infill and deep drilling carried out since October 2015, measured and indicated resources are...

New resource estimate for South Crofty

Strongbow Exploration, which is in the process of acquiring the South Crofty mine and other mineral rights in Cornwall, UK, has announced a new mineral resource for the project, prepared in accordance with the Canadian NI 43-101 standard. The indicated and inferred...

Good and bad news on tin project pipeline

A joint report, New Tin Supply, by ITRI and Greenfields Research analyses 70 tin mine projects, assessing their geological and technical merits and making calculations of potential operating and capital costs, as well as considering the investment suitability of the...

East Kemptville revival being re-examined

Avalon Rare Metals Inc plans to launch a small exploration drilling program to confirm historic resources and conduct a NI 43-101 compliant Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) of a re-opening of the East Kemptville mine near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. East Kemptville...

Two stage plan for Cleveland revival

Elementos Limited has announced the results of a Pre-Feasibility Study on the re-opening of the old Cleveland tin-copper mine in Tasmania and treatment of tailings from historic workings. The company aims to start tailings treatment as early as 2016, thereby...

Gippsland increases tin production forecast

Gippsland Limited will increase monthly production of tin-in-concentrate at its Abu Dabbab alluvial mine in Egypt to 60 tpm from February 2013 and expects to maintain output at this higher rate for eight months. Revenue from tin concentrate sales over this period are...

First shipment of Egyptian concentrate this month

Following the delayed completion of ore treatment facilities at its small Abu Dabbab alluvial tin mine in Egypt, Gippsland Ltd said that commissioning “is now expected to be complete in June 2012 with first shipment of tin concentrate to Malaysian Smelting...

Achmmach pre-feasibility study completed

Kasbah Resources has published summary details of a pre-feasibility study (PFS) of its Achmmach tin mine project in Morocco and promises a definitive feasibility study (DFS) by the fourth quarter of 2013. The new study shows capital costs of US$167 million, almost...

Toyota to take 20% stake in Achmmach tin project

Toyota Tsusho Corporation has signed an MOU giving it an option to acquire up to a 20% interest in the Kasbah Resources’ Achmmach tin project in Morocco. Toyota Tsusho is one of the world’s largest tin trade houses and claims to account for approximately...