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Tin in the News (02 August 2011) |
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Source: ITRI Ltd
Japan tin imports show delayed quake effect (02 Aug 2011)
Official trade data shows the lagged effect of the natural disasters which hit Japan in March on refined tin demand in Japan. After holding up quite well through April and May, June imports slumped to 1,932 tonnes, down 43% on June 2010. Data captured by Mitsubishi Corporation Unimetals showed a particularly large fall in imports from Thailand between May and June, with tonnage falling by 58% m-o-m to 426 tonnes. |
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Tin in the News (26 July 2011) |
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Source: ITRI Ltd
US State Department backs OECD on conflict minerals (20 Jul 2011)
Pending the issuance of final regulations by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) due between August and December, the US State Department has issued a statement clarifying its position on due diligence requirements with respect to Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act concerning “conflict minerals”. In the statement it “specifically endorses the guidance issued by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and encourages companies to draw upon this guidance as they establish their due diligence practices”. It “holds that it is critical that companies begin now to perform meaningful due diligence with respect to conflict minerals. To this end, companies should begin immediately to structure their supply chain in a productive manner to encourage legitimate trade including minerals sourced from the DRC and the Great Lakes region.”
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Tin in the News (14 July 2011) |
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Source: ITRI 14 July 2011
Timah reports fall in first half tin sales (13 Jul 2011)
PT Timah, Indonesia’s premier tin producer reported recently that it sold some 18,000 tonnes of tin during the first two quarters of this year at an average price of $25,000/tonne compared with $19,000/tonne last year. Last year, the state-owned miner sold 19,760 tonnes of tin during the same period.
The company is confident it can reach its target to mine 40,000 tonnes this year because the company is moving mining activities offshore to avoid illegal miners taking its ore.
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Tin in the News (6 July 2011) |
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2012 International Tin Conference in Cape Town 06 Jul 2011
ITRI will be holding the 2012 International Tin Conference at the Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town, between 23rd and 25th April 2012.
It will be the foremost tin industry event where participants will have the opportunity to meet key industry players and debate on critical issues, such as:
- Has tin lost its status as investors’ favourite metal?
- Will substitution threats be offset by the emergence of new applications?
- How will China’s growing requirements impact the global market?
- Status reports on the new generation of tin mine projects - what does the future supply curve for tin look like?
- Do “conflict minerals” regulations help or hurt artisanal miners in Africa?
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Tin in the News (9 June 2011) |
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Source: ITRI Ltd
Gippsland expands plans for Abu Dabbab project : 08 Jun 2011
Gippsland Limited has revised its studies for the Abu Dabbab tantalum-tin project in Egypt to a larger scale. It is now expects to mine 3 million tonnes of ore annually, 50% more than the earlier planned. Some 2,300 tpy of tin metal from an associated integrated smelter and 927,000 pounds of tantalum oxide (Ta2O5) as slag are expected to be produced within a mine lifespan of 13.8 years.
Owing to the increased prices for both tantalite and tin, the 3 Mtpa pit is expected to be 95 metres deeper than the older 2 Mtpa pit, and to be 330 metres from the highest point on the pit rim to the final pit base. Based on the revised pit design, proven and probable reserves are now stated at 41.4 Mt grading 0.0244% Ta2O5 and 0.113% Sn. Estimated life-of-mine tin production is some 32,200 tonnes.
Gippsland has also been carrying out trial alluvial mining of tin at Abu Dabbab since March.
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