Tin Industry News

Tin buyers to take cautious stance (Business Times (Malaysia))
Sat 7 Nov 2009 5:08am
The Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) is expected to continue its bearish sentiment next week as the underlying fundamentals remain weak. Dealers said in the absence of fresh, market mo......


Gold passes $1,100 level
Fri 6 Nov 2009 11:25pm
Gold hit a fresh peak above $1,100 an ounce on Friday but crude oil prices fell as a disappointing rise in US unemployment fuelled concerns about prospects for a recovery in consumption...


Tin Open Interest May Signal Smaller Position for Main Holder (Bloomberg)
Fri 6 Nov 2009 4:54pm
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Tin futures open interest fell to the lowest since May in London and the nearest contracts premium to longer dates narrowed, signaling that the firm holding mo......


Southern Copper Says Water Disputes in Peru May Delay Mines (Bloomberg)
Fri 6 Nov 2009 3:56pm
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Mine projects in Peru will continue to face delays because of disputes over water until a new law takes effect that gives companies more say in how the resource......


Cadbury cites eco concerns for tin swap (Food Production Daily)
Fri 6 Nov 2009 12:07pm
A switch to square, recyclable cardboard boxes instead of metal tins for the festive range of its brands, Roses and Heroes, will achieves a reduction in packaging weight of 45 per ce......


TIN PRICE RISES BY US$40 TO CLOSE AT US$14,980 PER TONNE (Bernama via Yahoo! Malay...
Fri 6 Nov 2009 4:24am
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- The tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) rose by US$40 to close at US$14,890 per tonne with the price on the London Metal Exchange (LME) r......


TIN PRICE ENDS HIGHER BY US$60 to US$14,850 PER TONNE (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia...
Thu 5 Nov 2009 4:39am
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- The tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) ended higher today by US$60 to US$14,850 per tonne in line with the uptrend on the London Metal E......


Gold adds lustre to metal prices
Wed 4 Nov 2009 6:49pm
Silver, platinum and palladium are among the other precious metals that have made gains on the back of rising gold prices, writes Chris Flood...


Production by Bangka tin consortium remains low
Johan Murod, director at private tin consortium Bangka Belitung Timah Sejahtera (BBTS) told Metal Bulletin that production by the seven smelters in the group remains constrained by l......


X-rays used to uncover minerals (BBC News)
Wed 4 Nov 2009 9:47am
Hand-held X-ray equipment is used to detect minerals and metals beneath South Crofty's former tin workings in Cornwall....