Tin: A metal with diversified uses

September 20, 2022 12:54 PM AEST | By Aditi Sarkar

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Highlights

The most common use of tin is plating steel cans of food containers, bearings of metals and solders.

Over 85% of Australia's tin resources are located at the Renison Bell deposit in Tasmania.

Tin is a common metal seen around us with diversified uses. It is a pliable, non-toxic, highly malleable metal. It is generally used to coat other metals to avoid corrosion. Tin is commonly used for plating steel cans of food containers, for bearings of metals and solder.

At room temperature, Tin is a white metal which is soft, highly rust-resistant, and fatigue-resistant . Tin has a low melting point and alloys easily with other metals. It is also easier to recycle.

Let us have a closer view of the uses of Tin:

On this note, let us shed some light on some of the ASX-listed companies specialising in Tin.

Aus Tin Mining (ASX:ANW)

Aus Tin, a multicommodity exploration company, has the following existing projects in its portfolio:

Mckenzie - Coal
Ashford - Coking Coal
Granville – Tin
Queensland Portfolio [Kilkivan | Mt Cobalt | Pembroke] – Tin

Elementos (ASX:ELT)

Elementos is centred on beginning tin manufacture by 2025. The company is actively working on project development in Australia and Spain and is suitably placed to help bridge the substantial gap in tin supply in the future.

Metals X (ASX:MLX)

Metals X, one of the biggest tin producers in Australia, has a wide range of portfolios ranging from exploration to development. The company owns a 50% equity interest in one of the largest tin producers in Australia, Rension.

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