Tin Ore
Ore is mined mineral material containing valuable minerals together with gangue.
About Tin
Tin is used in solders, protective metal coatings and alloys. Cassiterite is the main commercially important tin mineral. Ore and concentrate are upstream feedstocks, while tin ingots are a metal product.
Protective coatings
Soldering
Alloying
Ore
Ore is mined mineral material containing valuable minerals together with gangue. Beneficiation can produce concentrate by enriching the useful minerals; ore and concentrate are different processing forms.
Industrial applications
- Solders
- Tin-coated products
- Bearing alloys