Tin Metal

Packaging & Delivery

Packaging Detail : loose in containers

Delivery Detail 30 days from issue of an acceptable bank instrument





Tin is obtained from the mineral cassiterite which is tin oxide SnO2.

Synonyms: Tin; tin flake; tin granular; stannum

CAS No. : 7440- 31- 5

Molecular Weight: 118. 71

Chemical Formula: Sn

Product Codes: 4144, 4150 Tin is obtained from the mineral cassiterite which is tin oxide SnO2. Brazil, Bolivia, China, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia and now Peru are significant producers. The Cornish mines were almost completely wiped out by the price collapse of 1985 with only South Crofty still working in recent years. Whilst idle and almost completely flooded negotiations continue to purchase and restart the mine (November 2000) South Africa has th eonly smelter and mines in the continent.