Renison production rises
Production of tin-in-concentrate at the Renison mine in Tasmania, rose by 16.5% to 5,839 tonnes in 2012, according to un-audited data released by a major Chinese shareholder. Hong Kong-based Goodtop Tin, which has an effective 41% stake in the joint venture between...YTC Resources to take full control of Doradilla project
YTC Resources Limited has reached agreement with Straits Resources Ltd to acquire 100% of the Doradilla tin project in north-western New South Wales. YTC was due to acquire a 70% stake in the project by spending A$1.5 million on exploration work by 18 December 2012...Merger to give Taronga market listing
ASX-listed Queensland nickel explorer AusNiCo has announced a proposed merger with Taronga Mines to create a company with an advanced-stage tin project with a suite of complementary nickel sulphide, copper and gold projects. Taronga currently holds a 100% interest in...Venture identifies second tin prospect
Venture Minerals has identified a second tin prospect six kilometres from its flagship Mt Lindsay project in north-west Tasmania. The first hole drilled at the Big Wilson prospect intersected 47 metres of mineralisation with grades ranging from 1.0% to 5.6% tin. The...Renison production starts to revive
The Renison mine in Tasmania reported a significant improvement in operating performance in the quarter ending 30 June, with tin-in-concentrate production rising 19% from the previous quarter to 1,395 tonnes. Ore processed at the Renison mill increased by 14% with an...Exploration and development updates
Three ASX-listed companies have recently announced progress in bringing new projects into production, with one, Gippsland Limited, reporting a first shipment of concentrate from a small project in Egypt. Meanwhile Stellar Resources and Consolidated Tin Mines, both...Metals X boosts Renison tin resources and reserves
Metals X, which operates and has a 50% stake in the Renison mine in Australia, announced that it had completed a highly successful year of exploration, giving it a total resource of 260,900 tonnes of contained tin as at 31 March. The bulk of the resource is accounted...Metals X diversifies as Renison tin production set to expand
Metals X, which has a 50% stake in the Renison tin mine, is planning to diversify its portfolio by merging with Westgold Resources. Renison is Australia’s only significant tin mine, and is poised to expand production to 7,000 – 8,000 tpy of tin-in-concentrate....Consolidated Tin Mines agrees project financing plan
Australian tin exploration and development company Consolidated Tin Mines (CSD) has announced an agreement with its major shareholder, Hong Kong-based Snow Peak International, to fund the final stages of a pre-feasibility study of its Mt Garnet project in Queensland....
