Latest News
- Trading resumes in Indonesia 14 Mar 2024
- Global tin production sees modest decline in 2023 6 Mar 2024
- Wa State authorities amend tax policy but no move to end the mining suspension 28 Feb 2024
- Growing concern over Indonesian output amid licensing delays 27 Feb 2024
- Alphamin sets record annual production at Bisie mine in 2023 as Mpama South nears production 9 Feb 2024
- Manono sees first concentrate production amid progress across several local projects 7 Feb 2024
Our Work
Tin Explorers & Developers Group
The Tin Explorers & Developers Group was established by the International Tin Association in 2011 to facilitate networking and communication opportunities for companies who are actively developing tin mine projects globally. Its member’s projects represent some of the most promising sources of future tin mine supply.
Production cost modelling
The International Tin Association maintains its own cost model of tin mines globally in order to better understand the trends and impacts of changing production costs on the industry. The output of this model is used to generate the costs curves used in our reports and presentations and is a useful tool helping us generate our medium-term supply and price forecasts.
Bespoke summaries of our cost data can also be purchased on a consultancy basis: Find out more
Responsible tin supply
The International Tin Association is working with our members and wider stakeholders to improvements cross the entire supply chain. Ensuring that tin’s journey from ore to end-product is done responsibly and that we are encouraging the market for recycled tin.
Tin Resources and Reserves
Availability of raw materials is of huge importance to policymakers and downstream metal consumers. A perception that a material is “running out” can destroy demand through substitution to other materials, economisation, or introduction of legislation to limit consumption. Our studies of tin resources and reserves are intended reassure all those concerned about tin supply by providing estimates of global tin resources and reserves as well as identifying the limitations of resource reporting. Our current view is that there is an abundance of tin on our planet but currently under-investment in companies and projects seeking to discover and develop it.
Read our latest public report here