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Tin mine timeline for Glop

Created by thanachitjoh on Mar 3, 2011

Last updated: 03/08/11 at 11:48 PM

• Thaisarco accused of buying "blood tin"
  2006

  Global Witness has accused Thaisarco of buying tin from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

• End of tin mining
  1970

  The reign of tin came to an end in the early 1970's with a crisis on the international metals market. Surprisingly, considering the damage that had been wrought over the preceding decades by tin mining and rubber farming, Phukets natural beauty and charm had been only slightly dimmed

• Thaisarco Founded
  1963

  Thailand Smelting and Refining Co., Ltd. (thaisarco) was founded in 1963

• Province of Phuket
  1933

  In 1933 the island officially became the province of Phuket.

• First Tin Dredger
  1907

  In 1907 an Australian, Captain Edward Thomas Miles, introduced the first tin dredger to the island which opened up a vast and hitherto untouched area for mineral recovery.

• Tin mine boom
  1900

  The 20th century was a period of positive growth for the islanders as tin mining boomed.

• Chinese laborours in Phuket
  1850

  By the middle of the Nineteenth century more than 30,000 Chinese laborers had made their way to Phuket.

• Plan to open up Phuket to international trade
  1824

  IN 1824, the British government approached the new Siamese administration with a plan that would open the country to international trade and put Phuket back in action as a major tin producer.

• 5% less tin production after Burmese invasion
  1800

  After the Burmese invasion of the early 1800's, tin production on Phuket had dropped to less than 5% of its previous high of 500 tons in 1784

• French, English and Dutch compete for Phuket tin
  1680

  French, Dutch and English traders competed for trade in the Island of Phuket in the 1680s. For a time, the island was known as Junkseilon. Tin was the most valuable item for trade and in 1680, a ship full of tin left Phuket owned by the French East India Company.