Shanghai tin prices surge 10% on Alphamin's mining halts in Congo14 Mar 2025 10:39
Tin price on the Shanghai Futures Exchange hit the upper limit and surged 10% on Friday as Alphamin Resources
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halted its tin mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Alphamin Resources said on Thursday that activities at Bisie tin mine in Congo's North Kivu had been halted "after insurgent militant groups have recently advanced westward in the direction of the mine's location in the DRC occupying the towns of Nyabiondo", the company said in a statement.
Shanghai's most active tin contract
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surged 10% to 291,510 yuan ($40,212.16) a metric ton on Friday, as 0219 GMT.
"Bisie tin mine is the world's third-largest tin mine, contributing to 6% of the world's tin ores in 2024," said Wang Weiwei, an analyst from Yide Futures, said in a note.
"It's not clear when Alphamin will resume operation. Meanwhile, as Wa State in Myanmar looks into restarting their mining operations, any significant increase in tin supply stemming from this area isn't expected to be evident until May 2025. Given this potential delay in supply increase and the current tightness in supply, tin price could potentially see a bullish trend in the near future."
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