Minsur’s Peruvian production falls in December

Latest data released by Peru’s Energy and Mines Ministry has revealed that tin production by Minsur’s San Rafael mine, the country’s only tin operation, dropped in December 2015 by nearly 23% to 1,841 mt. According to the ministry, mined tin output...

Minsur production lower in 2015 in line with guidance

Individual Q4 results for Minsur’s Peruvian operations, released yesterday, reveal refined tin production totalled 20,224 tonnes in 2015, 17% lower than 2014, meeting production guidance and helped by a 2% year-on-year increase in Q4 refined tin output to 6,300...

Minsur reports lower Q3 tin production

Tin miner Minsur has published its Q3 2015 individual results, which show that tin production from the San Rafael mine in Peru fell 15% to 4,852 tonnes during the quarter compared to the same period of the previous year, mostly due to anticipated lower head grades....

Minsur reports fall in production in Q2

Minsur’s Q2 results for its Peruvian operations revealed an 11% year-on-year fall in tin production in refined tin production at its Pisco smelter to 5,019 tonnes in Q2 2015, while production at the San Rafael mine fell by 8% to 4,954 tonnes of...

Minsur production and revenue fall in Q1 2015

Minsur has published its 2015 first quarter results which reveal a 31% year-on-year fall in tin production at its Peruvian operations to 4,776 tonnes in Q1 and a 43% decrease in net revenue from tin operations to US$ 105.2 million. The lower tin production was a...

Peruvian tin production falls in early 2015

Official figures from Peru’s Energy and Mines Ministry reveal a year-on-year fall in mined tin production in January and February 2015 of some 24%, primarily due to depletion of mineral resources at Minsur’s San Rafael operation, the country’s only...

Minsur production higher in 2014 despite fourth quarter results

Individual Q4 results for Minsur’s Peruvian operations have been released showing a 7% fall in tin production for the quarter, to 6,190 tonnes, compared with the final quarter of 2013, although total production for the year just exceeded that of 2013...

Minsur reports drop in third quarter production

Minsur has reported that combined tin production at its operations in Peru and Brazil in 3Q14 has decreased 1% to 6,852 tonnes compared to 3Q13, primarily due to lower grades at the San Rafael tin mine in Puno, Peru. The combined production of tin since the start...