Commodity Origins

Renison Tin Operation: a tin operation in Australia

Renison Tin Operation is an underground tin mine producing tin in near Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia, operated by Bluestone Mines Tasmania Joint Venture Pty Ltd. The sources report 10,748 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate ('Tin produced') for CY2025 (12 months to 31 December 2025); the basis is 100% of Renison (the annual report's production table is headed '100% Basis'). In tin content, whole-operation output for CY2025 is 10,748 tonnes: about 3.7% of world tin output in 2025 and about 90% of Australia's; it is one of 6 operations on this site whose output can be stated in tin content.

Who owns and operates it?

Owners of Renison Tin Operation
OwnerInterestAs of
Metals X
Metals X holds a 50% participating interest through its wholly owned subsidiary Bluestone Mines Tasmania Pty Ltd. Renison is operated by the Tasmania Tin Joint Venture, an unincorporated 50/50 joint venture managed by Bluestone Mines Tasmania Joint Venture Pty Ltd as manager and agent for the participants.
50%30 September 2026
YT Parksong Australia Holdings Pty Ltd
The annual report says Greentech Technology International Limited holds an 82% interest in YT Parksong Australia Holdings Pty Ltd, which owns the other 50% of the Bluestone Mines Tasmania Joint Venture.
50%31 December 2025

Interests are as stated in the sources below on the date shown. Ownership changes with deals, so a stake may have changed since the date shown.

How much does it produce?

Reported output of Renison Tin Operation
PeriodOutputBasisWhere in the source
CY2025 (12 months to 31 December 2025)10,748 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate ('Tin produced')
668,422 t of ore processed at 2.01% Sn; mill recovery 79.87%.
100% of Renison (the annual report's production table is headed '100% Basis')printed p.8 (PDF p.9), Review of Operations, Renison Tin Operation physicals table, row 'Tin produced', 31 Dec 2025 column; text printed p.8 'Renison achieved annual production of 10,748 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate'; Chairman's Letter printed p.3 (PDF p.4) · Metals X Limited
CY2024 (12 months to 31 December 2024)11,006 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate ('Tin produced')100% of Renison (the annual report's production table is headed '100% Basis')printed p.8 (PDF p.9), same row, 31 Dec 2024 column · Metals X Limited
Q3 2026 (quarter ended 30 September 2026)2,663 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate
Metals X's 50% share was 1,332 t; the quarter ended 30 June 2026 was 2,809 t at 100%.
100% of Renison (the annual report's production table is headed '100% Basis')PDF p.1, Quarterly Highlights, first Renison bullet · Metals X Limited

Between CY2024 (12 months to 31 December 2024) and CY2025 (12 months to 31 December 2025) the reported figure fell by 2.3%, in the same unit and on the same basis.

How the tin-content figure is worked out. Metals X, a 50% participant in the joint venture, reports 10,748 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate produced at Renison in 2025 in a production table headed '100% Basis', so the annual figure is the whole-operation total, not Metals X's 50% share. World mine production of tin in 2025 was 290,000 tonnes (USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026); Australia produced 12,000 tonnes.

Status: operating, as of 30 September 2026.

How does it compare?

Other tin operations on this site: Bisie Tin Mine, San Rafael, San Rafael B2 tailings reprocessing plant, PT Timah tin mining (company total), Yunnan Tin Company mines (company total), Huaxi Nonferrous tin concentrate (company total), Xingye Silver and Tin mines (company total). See where tin comes from for the country totals, the country page for Australia.

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