Tin declined in the absence of demand
Tin declined in the absence of demand from industrial users. For full story, click here
Archive for January, 2009
Acquisition of Stannary Hills Tin Mining Leases and App 3B
North Queensland Metals Limited has acquired a suite of tin mining leases immediately to the north of NQM’s EPM 14741 tenement at Herberton, in far north Queensland. For full story, click here
Tin prices up on sustained industrial demand
Tin prices shot up further in a narrowly mixed non-ferrous metal market here today on sustained industrial demand. For full story, click here
Timah’s Tin Sales Dropped 20% in 2008
State mining firm PT Timah Tbk, the world’s second-largest tin producer, said on Wednesday that its sales of the metal dropped 20 percent in 2008 due to slowing global demand as well as widespread illegal mining. Wachid Usman, Timah’s president director said: Tin sales had fallen to 46,438 tons in 2008 from 57,897 tons a [...]
Many existing producers have shut down or curtailed output
Many existing producers have shut down or curtailed output at mines and plants as high costs and low prices bite. For full story, click here
Columbia Falls is to curtail the last operating potline
Columbia Falls is to curtail the last operating potline at its 168,000 tonnes per year (tpy) smelter in the United States. For full story, click here
Dowa Holdings Co Ltd said it would curb output
Japan’s Dowa Holdings Co Ltd said it would curb output by about 10 percent from its initial plan from February. For full story, click here
Indonesia will cut a target cap on tin production
Indonesia will cut a target cap on tin production this year to below a planned 100,000 tonnes because of falling prices. For full story, click here
Acquisition of Stannary Hills Tin Mining Leases and App 3B
North Queensland Metals Limited has acquired a suite of tin mining leases immediately to the north of NQM’s EPM 14741 tenement at Herberton. For full story, click here
Tin price decreased by USD 205 per tonne
Tin price decreased by USD 205 per tonne and zinc price saw a dip of USD 31 per tonne. For full story, click here
