A major listing of most of the island business, shops and activities Have been the major he economic forces that have shaped the development and history of Phuket. Tin Tin ranks 49th in abundance of the elements in the earth's crust.
Tin is a widely sought metal and is used in hundreds of industrial processes throughout the world.
In the form of tinplate, it is used in the manufacture of tin cans, and similar articles, it is used as a protective coating for steel, copper, and other metals. It is also used as an alloy with titanium in the aerospace industry and as an ingredient in toothpaste and some insecticides. Mining On Phuket tin is often found in placers, or deposits of sand and gravel containing particles of the mineral. At first tin was mined by waiting for nature to wash away the soil layer and expose the veins of tin bearing gravel. Open-shaft mining was the next innovation the tin ore was removed from deposits that cropped out near the surface.