TininSouthAfrica SAIMM
form hasatincontent of78,6percent. South Africa haslimited deposits ofthemineral, andbyitsexploitation contributes about 2percentoftheworld''s production. This paper gives abrief history oftinmining inSouth Africa, which dates back almost 3000years. Overthe intervening years, manytinmining operations haveflourished andasquickly disappeared.