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Tin mining
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The list Tin mining includes
Simón Iturri Patiño, Tin mining, Cassiterite and Mining in Cornwall and Devon.
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Chemical element with atomic number 50
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Simón Iturri Patiño
BusinesspersonOverview: Simón Iturri Patiño (1 June 1862 – 20 April 1947) was a Bolivian industrialist who was among the world's wealthiest people at the time of his death. With a fortune built from ownership of a majority of ...Date of birth: 1 June 1860Date of death: 20 April 1947Age: 86 (age at death)Nationality: BolivianOccupation: Politician
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Mining in Cornwall and Devon
Mining in the English counties of Cornwall and Devon
Overview: Mining in Cornwall and Devon, in the southwest of Britain, is thought to have begun in the early-middle Bronze Age with the exploitation of cassiterite. Tin, and later copper, were the most commonly e ... 0
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Tin mining
Process of extracting tin from the groundOverview: Tin mining began early in the Bronze Age, as bronze is a copper-tin alloy. Tin is a relatively rare element in the Earth's crust, with approximately 2 ppm (parts per million), compared to iron with 50,000 ... 0
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Cassiterite
oxide mineral
Overview: Cassiterite is a tin oxide mineral, SnO2. It is generally opaque, but it is translucent in thin crystals. Its luster and multiple crystal faces produce a desirable gem. Cassiterite was the chief tin ore ... 0
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