/r/tin
A subreddit devoted to the metal tin and all of its past and current uses
From the Bronze Age to the age of pewter dishes, candlesticks and vessels to the solder which connects the Electronic Age, tin has been vital to human life and progress.
Tin is a chemical element with symbol Sn (for Latin: stannum) and atomic number 50. It is a main group metal in group 14 of the periodic table. Tin shows chemical similarity to both neighboring group-14 elements, germanium and lead, and has two possible oxidation states, +2 and the slightly more stable +4. Tin is the 49th most abundant element and has, with 10 stable isotopes, the largest number of stable isotopes in the periodic table. Tin is obtained chiefly from the mineral cassiterite, where it occurs as tin dioxide, SnO2.
This silvery, malleable other metal is not easily oxidized in air and is used to coat other metals to prevent corrosion. The first alloy, used in large scale since 3000 BC, was bronze, an alloy of tin and copper. After 600 BC pure metallic tin was produced. Pewter, which is an alloy of 85–90% tin with the remainder commonly consisting of copper, antimony and lead, was used for flatware from the Bronze Age until the 20th century. In modern times tin is used in many alloys, most notably tin/lead soft solders, typically containing 60% or more of tin. Another large application for tin is corrosion-resistant tin plating of steel. Because of its low toxicity, tin-plated metal is also used for food packaging, giving the name to tin cans, which are made mostly of steel.
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Tin squeezed in hydraulic press
Hi folks first off sorry if I am not allowed to post links to YouTube. I was watching this video and at 1 minute and 2 seconds you see the tin being squeezed until what appears like the tin sweating some kind of liquid out of the sample. Does anyone know why this happens or even if it's a known thing. Thank you have a nice day https://youtu.be/Gd4ygoGkQyE
23:31 UTC
Tin plating in Morrocoo
18:10 UTC
Keeping the Ancient Craft of Tin Embroidery Alive: In a remote village in China, generations of artisans have been making handmade suits embroidered with tin. This is the only place in the world where this type of embroidery is done. After 500 years of tradition, the practice is disappearing.
21:26 UTC
How can i colour molten Tin
Hey guys I want to colour molten Tin. It cannot be done in a solid state becomes it will ruine what i want to do with it. Is there a way to colour it? Should i use heat resistant pigments or a different metal and mix them?
15:13 UTC
Cost and Capex required for sea dredging and open pit
HI! doing some research and was wondering which mining methods is usually cheaper in operating cost and capital,
any other insight on what are the advantages and disadvantages of those 2 methods
any insight is appreciated !
21:58 UTC
IIF interviews Eric Allard, CEO, Tantalex Lithium Resources at the Mining Indaba 2022 in Cape Town (CSE: TTX, FSE: 1T0). Africas next big Tin producer.
04:17 UTC
I FUCKING LOVE TIN1!!1!!1!!1!!1
23:03 UTC
No but seriously, gold tin solder. Anyone know if there are any counter indications to using gold tin (80/20) solder on sterling silver? much appreciated.
23:29 UTC
Can with a raised conical lid
17:39 UTC
A new commodity squeeze in Tin could soon rival lumber’s recent historic shortage
11:29 UTC
Ornaments stacking up
21:08 UTC
"Tin ticks all the commodity supercycle boxes"-Reuters
Tin ticks all the commodity supercycle boxes - MINING.COM
Will be interesting to follow the almost empty vaults of Tin at the London exchange. Everyone is ignoring this nice and forgotten metal, which is the nr 1 metal to benefit the most from green technology.
Guess this forum is more what to use Tin for but the best usage for Tin is to invest in it;)
13:08 UTC
Giving a class on material culture next week. Thought I'd have the students work up this biscuit cutter.
20:53 UTC
Tin warehouse levels at LME drops 19%! In one single day!
Just 975 Tons left, interesting to see tomorrow...
18:11 UTC
Tin price hits record high on low inventories
Joined the forum today, here is an interesting article about Tin price. And some estimate for next year:
"Benchmark tin on the London Metal Exchange rose to a record $36,770 a tonne, and was trading 2.4% higher at $36,310 by early afternoon. The most-traded October tin contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange jumped as much as 4.8% to a record 287,960 yuan ($44,576.54) a tonne.
The global tin market deficit is expected to rise to 12,700 tonnes in 2022 from 10,200 tonnes this year, the ITA said in June. "
So how large are the Tin stocks? - 12 700 tonnes next year... aren't they almost empty already now?
https://www.mining.com/tin-price-hits-record-highs-on-low-inventories/
07:59 UTC
How to find cassiterite?
I'm looking to find some cassiterite for homemade tin, but I don't live in an area where it is mined at all so far as I know. Is there any chance I can still find, a handful or two in the local streams and rivers, and if yes, how?
06:50 UTC
Thoughts on Elementos ($ELT)?
I've been following this company for a few months and not quite sure what to make of it.
I don't think Oropesa is the best project out there and I think there's massive uncertainty in all the numbers this company has published.
My main reason for being interested is that if the numbers work out at anything remotely close to their Economic Study, the valuation is very cheap at current tin prices. It only gets better as tin prices rise so it could be worth a punt.
Positives:
Small capex, should be easy to finance
Insider ownership
Good infrastructure, open-cut. Bottom quartile cash costs
Long history of mining in the area
Not a whole lot of other options when it comes to tin... alternative to DRC for the ESG crowd
Brett Smith, Exec Director at MLX, is on their board
Upside potential from Cleveland project
Negatives:
50k tonnes of Sn M&I is pretty small
Very low proportion Measured vs Indicated
Better options out there
Some question marks about Spain as a mining jurisdiction
Debt on the balance sheet
Questions:
Are the management any good?
Will their 'straight to DFS' strategy pay off?
I don't really understand why they use a cut-off of 0.15% Sn. By comparison, $MLX uses a cut-off grade of 0.7% Sn for Renison and $AFM use a cut-off grade of 0.5% for Bisie Mpapa North. Is this mainly determined by assumptions on tin price?
09:16 UTC
Congrats to Tin on his silver medal
18:17 UTC
Tin making long-awaited comeback as supplies run thin
Solid article from the best small cap resources journalist in Australia
https://www.livewiremarkets.com/wires/tin-making-long-awaited-comeback-as-supplies-run-thin
Tin beaten down with the other commodities last night, but wont last imo.
00:19 UTC
Tin: Malaysia Smelting Corporation declares force majeure
Things getting tighter and tigher for Tin
https://roskill.com/news/tin-malaysia-smelting-corporation-declares-force-majeure/
01:18 UTC
Senate approves billions for US semiconductor manufacturing
Another significant boost to tin demand
22:39 UTC
Correct: "It looks tin may be the place to be for some time to come."
23:25 UTC
Crux interview with AfriTin
Some talk about the macro environment for Tin
22:19 UTC
this should be the subreddits logo
07:12 UTC
I love tiiiiiiiin!
20:04 UTC