tin ore
Pewter's raw material
Tin ore is rock or mineral from which tin can be extracted, primarily cassiterite.
The term appears in mining, geology, and industrial contexts: The region was rich in tin ore deposits.
Historically, tin ore deposits shaped trade routes and colonial expansion, particularly in Southeast Asia and Cornwall.
- cassiteritePrincipal tin oxide ore
- open pit mineSurface-level ore extraction site
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
- tinstonePrimary ore of tin
- CornwallSouthwestern English peninsula county
rock · ingot · placer · assay · metal detector · refining · dredging · panning · metallic · alluvial · concentrate · lode · extraction · Malaysia · crucible · vein · hardrock · tungsten
- Oresbauxite, hematite, magnetite, galena, cassiterite
- mineralsquartz, marble, granite, limestone, sandstone
- metalworkingwelding, casting, forging, smithing, smelting
- industrial commoditiesnatural rubber, synthetic rubber, commodity exchange, latex, tinplate
- tin miningcassiterite, stannous, tinplate
- mininggold, mines, gold mines, mine, coal