ITA visits Spanish tin stakeholders

ITA recently visited various tin industry stakeholders in Spain in order to gain insight into developments in the country. Spain represents a microcosm of the tin industry, with all parts of the value chain represented – from tin mining up to tin use. Recycling is a...

Expanded Oropesa ticks all the boxes

Elementos has announced that the planned operation at its Oropesa project will now be significantly larger than previously thought, based on the results of its Optimisation Study. Elementos acquired the Oropesa project, located in the Andalucia region of southern...

Latest drilling highlights Oropesa expansion potential

Elementos has encountered further mineralisation, outside of the Mineral Resource at its Oropesa project, during geotechnical drilling. Elementos has recently been drilling around the defined Mineral Resource at its Oropesa project in Spain. Rather than just...

Oropesa upgrade Resource beats expectations

Elementos has improved the Mineral Resource at its Oropesa project by some 50%, following a successful drilling programme. The Oropesa project, located in southern Spain, was first acquired by Elementos in 2018 from Eurotin. In the same year, the company published the...

Elementos steams ahead at Oropesa

Elementos has announced that it will go directly to a Definitive Feasibility Study for its Oropesa tin project in Spain. The Oropesa project has been in development for some time. First discovered by Eurotin, it was bought by Elementos in 2018. Since then, Elementos...

Oropesa drilling returns visible tin

Elementos has found visible tin mineralisation in four of its exploration drill holes at its Oropesa project. The Oropesa project, located in Spain, is Elementos’ main exploration focus. The company began a drilling campaign in early October to improve the...

Elementos progresses Oropesa on multiple fronts

Elementos has announced progression on multiple fronts at its Oropesa project in Spain. The company has begun working on an updated environmental impact study and recently broke ground on its planned drilling work. Oropesa’s original environmental study (EIS)...

Elementos plans Oropesa optimisation

Elementos has started work to expand the mineralisation at its Oropesa project. The move follows the company’s recent positive results from its Economic Study, released in May.   While May’s Economic Study revealed positive outcomes for the project,...

Elementos reveals low CAPEX plan for Oropesa

Elementos has completed an economic study of its Spanish tin project Oropesa. The results indicate annual production of 2,440 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate over a 14-year mine life (LOM).   At a tin price of US$ 19,750, Oropesa could generate annual profit of around...

Elementos announce alternative strategy for Oropesa

Having finalised the acquisition of the Oropesa project from Eurotin Ltd in November 2018, Elementos has been working to improve the feasibility of the project. Part of this work is the recently announced alternate development strategy. The original development...