The start of production at the blast furnace comes at the same time that Tata is carrying out its biggest single round of job cuts in more than 20 years in Port Talbot.

BBC: Wales

Getting the tin out of the cassiterite is pretty easy: a hand built furnace and some charcoal can be used to do it although obviously modern machinery can make it more efficient.

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