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Tin Market Traces Recovery

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Despite concerns over the euro-zone economy, demand in the region is helping to drive up the price of tin with both European and Japanese buyers dominating the market.

Gippsland Ltd. – Tantalum Tin-Feldspar in Egypt

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Gippsland Limited is an Australian based international resource company. Their focus is to find projects that have had detailed historical analysis, which may have been overlooked by major resource groups. Currently, their main projects are the Abu Dabbab and the Nuweibi tantalum projects, located in Egypt.

Indonesian Tin Exports Benefiting from Weather Improvements

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

An increase in shipments of Indonesian refined tin exports reported in April was partially the result of a return to more favorable weather conditions from the first three months of this year.

Venture Minerals’ Mt Lindsay Find

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Venture Minerals Ltd has discovered an important tin-tungsten-mineralised zone at its flagship Mt Lindsay tin-tungsten deposit. The project is located 125km, by sealed road, from the Port of Burnie in north-west Tasmania. Venture is quoted saying: “Having completed the resource drilling the Company engaged several specialist consultants to produce the first independent scoping study in the Mt [...]

Tinplate Pre-tax Profit of (US$23 million)

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

The Tinplate Company of India Ltd has reported a (US$23 million) profit on  pre-tax in the financial year to March 2010.  The company is expecting a 379,000 tpy tin plate expansion by the end of 2010-2011 financial year. TCIL Managing Director Tarun Daga told a press conference, “Our company will continue its strategic thrust of maintaining [...]

Pirquitas Tin Production Cut to 400 Tonnes

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Silver Standard Resources, a Vancouver based company has cut the production of tin in its Pirquitas mine in Argentina. The usual 900 tonnes previously forecast and a planned annual capacity of 2,500 tpy has been decreased to 400 tonnes. In a statement the company said that “the tin circuit is commissioned and will be operated when [...]

Tin Lowers in Kuala Lumpur Tin Market Trade

Monday, May 10, 2010

Tin is expected to lower in price by next week in the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM).  According to a dealer this is due to the fears over the fiscal problem in Europe and its after effects. This will result to a decrease of another US$100 per tonne next week. The news article is quoted as [...]

Tungsten and Tin Test Mining Completed by Hemerdon

Friday, May 7, 2010

Holes and test pits are finally completed on the edge of Dartmoor by Wolf Minerals, Australian-based mining company. The plan was also acknowledged by Devon County Council and English Heritage. James Paxman, from the Dartmoor Preservation Association, said, “We’ve met a number of times with the mineral company and we’re convinced these are good intentions and [...]

Cadbury Cans Its Roses, Tin In Epicentre

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Cadbury has abandoned its tin cans for cardboard boxes, in an attempt to go green this Christmas. Could this prove to be the death knell for the tin industry?

Tin Trades Trudge On

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

One investor seems to be buying up most of the tin traded on the LME. Sparking unease among traders, several questions are doing the rounds - are the prices being pushed up artificially? Why the big position? Who benefits?

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