Minsur proceeds with $195 million B2 development
Leading South American tin producer, Minsur, has announced board approval for a US$195 million investment to execute its B2 tailings retreatment project, situated next to the operating San Rafael tin mine in Peru. The operation is designed to produce some 5,000 tpa of...Pitinga-Pirapora tin output reaches fresh highs
Refined tin production from Minsur’s subsidiary in Brazil, Taboca, rose 28% year-on-year to 1,934 tonnes in Q2 according to the company’s Q2 financial report, while production from the Pitinga Mine declined 3% to 1,622 tonnes. The increase in refined tin...Minsur increases Peru production guidance for 2017
Minsur has revised its 2017 Peruvian refined tin production guidance from between 16,500 and 17,500 tonnes to between 17,500 to 18,500 tonnes. The change was outlined as part of the company’s Q2 financial results, which also reveal that refined tin production...Pitinga producing at full capacity in Q1
Minsur’s 2017 first quarter consolidated results, released last week, reveal that tin-in-concentrate production by its Brazilian subsidiary, Taboca, rose by 18% to 1,767 tonnes compared to the first quarter of last year, while Taboca’s output of refined...Peru tin output falls due to maintenance
Minsur has released its Individual Q1 results for its Peruvian operations which reveal that refined tin production fell 18% year-on-year to 3,580 tonnes during the first quarter as a result of scheduled maintenance at the Pisco tin smelter in January. The maintenance...Pitinga outlook positive after record year
Minsur’s consolidated results, released last week, report that tin output from the Pitinga mine in Brazil rose by 20% year-on-year to 6,875 tonnes, a record high since the mine’s acquisition by Minsur in 2008, while refined tin produced at the Pirapora...Minsur’s Peruvian production down in 2016
Individual Q4 results for Minsur’s Peruvian operations, released today, reveal refined tin production totalled 19,573 tonnes in 2016, down 3.2% from 2015. Despite a 20% year-on-year fall in refined production to 5,023 tonnes in Q4, 2016 production guidance of...Fitch maintains Minsur credit rating
Minsur’s tin production from its operations in Peru and Brazil is forecast to increase from some 26,000 tonnes in 2016 and 2017, to around 30,000 tonnes by 2019, in a new analysis published by Fitch Ratings earlier this month. Fitch re-affirmed a BBB- rating on...Pitinga production strong in Q3
Minsur’s Q3 consolidated results, released yesterday, reveal that refined tin output from its Brazilian subsidiary, Taboca, rose 16% YoY to 1,742 tonnes during the quarter. The increase was largely due to completion of hydroelectric plant repairs at the...
