[Koba Resources atinge estanho de alto teor em Gilmore na primeira perfuração em Mt Garnet]

[Resumo da reunião matinal da SMM sobre estanho: O contrato de estanho mais negociado na SHFE, SN2611, caiu 3,52% durante a noite, rompendo abaixo de 380.000 yuans, enquanto o estanho na LME recuou 2,71%, para US$ 51.767, pressionado tanto pelo sentimento macroeconômico quanto pelo setor de IA]

Caspin Resources (ASX: CPN) reportou um aumento de 45% na estimativa de Recursos Minerais do depósito de estanho Kelpie em seu projeto integralmente próprio Bygoo Tin, em Nova Gales do Sul, agora em 6,5 milhões de toneladas com teor de 0,43% de estanho, totalizando 28.000 toneladas de estanho contido. O recurso está totalmente contido em uma cava otimizada a céu aberto, inclui um componente Indicado inaugural representando 25% do total e é sustentado por parâmetros refinados de mineração e processamento. Esta atualização marca um marco importante no avanço do Bygoo como um potencial desenvolvimento independente de estanho a céu aberto de alto teor, apoiado pelos fortes preços do estanho e pela maior confiança no modelo geológico. A Caspin vê um potencial substancial de crescimento a partir de uma grande lacuna de perfuração próxima à superfície, extensões em profundidade e novos alvos, com perfurações em andamento visando expandir significativamente a base de recursos e fortalecer a economia do projeto.

Cornish Metals (AIM:TIN) has opened a new workshop and stores facility to provide permanent maintenance, engineering and storage services for the South Crofty tin project in the UK, supporting the project through development and into production. The building stands on the site of the former Bartles Foundry within South Crofty's surface footprint, is covered with solar panels and will use geothermal energy recovered from mine water pumped from South Crofty, providing a lower-carbon energy source. The project was part-funded by a grant of up to 4.2 million GBP (about 7.98 million USD) from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, managed by Cornwall Council; total project cost was approximately 6.8 million GBP (about 12.92 million USD). CEO Don Turvey said installation of the service winder and completion of the production winder building mark a visible shift from preparation to construction at the New Cook's Kitchen (NCK) shaft, with underground dewatering passing 400m below surface and progressing steadily. A two-hole, 2,330m surface drilling programme at Roskear has been completed; both holes intersected the known Roskear lodes at or close to predicted positions, confirming tin mineralisation continues west beyond the current resource and supporting potential resource growth. High-grade tungsten was also discovered, but tin remains the company's focus. South Crofty is a historical underground tin mine considered among the highest-grade tin resources globally, with potential to become a new low-cost global producer. Tin mining in Cornwall's Central Mining District dates back to 2,300 BC, with large-scale production from the mid-1600s until South Crofty, the last active mine, closed in 1998.