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  1. May 2019
    1. The Indonesian islands of Bangka and Belitung produce over 90 percent of the country's tin. President Joko Widodo has vowed to end illegal mining operations that put the lives of men and children in danger.

      That's a lot of tin! Glad the president is putting some safer laws regarding tin!

    1. 1China110,0002Indonesia95,2003Peru23,6684Bolivia19,3005Brazil12,0006Myanmar11,0007Australia6,4748Viet Nam5,4009Malaysia3,70010Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The3,00011Rwanda1,90012Lao People's Democratic Republic80013Nigeria57014Russian Federation42015Thailand20016Uganda4017Portugal4018Burundi20 Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Resources Program

      Tin production