Metals X to begin regional Renison exploration

Metals X has announced that it will begin an exploration campaign across the Renison mining lease in the final quarter of 2021. In previous years, Metals X – via its Bluestone Mines Tasmania Joint Venture (BMTJV) – has focused on extending mineralisation within the...

Metals X eyes Rentails decision in 2023

Metals X has announced that it will update the Rentails Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS), beginning the work in 2022. Rentails is a tailings reprocessing project at the Renison mine in Tasmania, Australia. The project has been in development for some time; the...

Strong quarter for Metals X despite challenges

Metals X has announced the results of a very positive quarter at its half-owned Renison mine. In the mine, both production and the grade of the ore improved compared to the first quarter of 2021. 206,192 tonnes of ore was mined in Q2, up by 32,252 tonnes (19%). Grades...

Renison shipments reorganised in wake of MSC disruption

Metals X, half-owner of the Renison Tin Mine, has issued a notice regarding the situation concerning Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC). Tin concentrates produced at Renison are typically shipped to Malaysia, Thailand, or China – the primary destinations for...

Renison finishes low, but outlook positive

Production at the Renison mine in Tasmania, Australia, finished 2020 on a low note as tin-in-concentrate production fell some 14% quarter-on-quarter. However, half-owner Metals X is forecasting that production will improve in 2021. Without any impact of coronavirus at...

Area 5 takes Renison up a notch

Area 5 development has taken mine production at Renison to a new level, according to half-owner Metals X’s latest quarterly report. The impact of coronavirus in Australia has been limited compared to other tin mining countries – for instance those in South...

Metals X adds upside to Renison plans

Metals X, part-owner of the Renison Bell mine in Tasmania, Australia, has announced the results of a new mining optimisation study and life-of-mine (LOM) plan. The new LOM plan indicates that Renison could produce more than 10,000 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate per year...

Renison increases production, unaffected by COVID-19

COVID-19 has had little impact on operations at Renison, according to half-owner Metals X. The company announced that mine production increased 5% during the first quarter of 2020. Unlike other mining companies around the world, Metals X has been relatively unaffected...

Metals X reaffirms Renison longevity

Major Australian tin miner Metals X has announced an improved Mineral Resource (MRE) for its Renison Bell Mine. The update increases the Resource by 8% net of mining depletion and includes a maiden Resource for the Bell 50 area. Renison Bell has a nearly 100-year...