| “ | Fast but expiring source of Coin. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
Tin Mines are one of the many sources of coin in Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs.
They don't appear exclusively in a map, but are randomly added in maps introduced after The WarChiefs, along with other mines. They are similar in appearance to Silver Mines.
Mining[]
Tin Mines provide 1,500 coin which can be mined by villagers. Villagers can gather coin faster from the Tin Mine with Market upgrades such as Placer Mines and Amalgamation.
The Tin Mine reuses the portrait of a Gold Mine.
History[]
| “ | As in the case of copper, people have gathered and mined tin for thousands of years. It key value to the ancient world was in combination with copper, the creation of bronze - an alloy widely used for weaponry and art. Because of its ability to inhibit corrosion, tin has long been used to coat steel and other metals. Indeed, the commonly referred to "tin can" is actually made from steel, with only a minimal tin plating. Even though scarce, tin is found all over the world and on every continent. Most tin processed today is mined in Southeast Asia. |
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Trivia[]
- While tin is the rarest mineral in Age of Empires III, it is also the least valuable.
Gallery[]
A Tin Mine
A Tin Mine in the Definitive Edition
Tin Mine image from the Compendium section
| Resources in the Age of Empires series | |
|---|---|
| Common | Food · Wood · Gold/Coin · Stone* |
 Age of Mythology |  Favor |
 Age of Empires III |  XP ·  Export ·  Influence |
 Age of Empires IV |  Bounty ·  Vizier Point ·  Olive Oil ·  Silver |
| Extractable resource sources in the Age of Empires series | |
| Common | Tree · Gold Mine · Stone Mine* · Berry Bush · Farm (I · II · M · III · IV) · Animals (Fish · Herdable animal) |
 Age of Empires II |  Fish Trap ·  Oysters ·  Pasture |
| Age of Mythology |  Dwarven Mine ·  Jade Mine |
| Age of Empires III |  Cherry Orchard ·  Coal Mine ·  Copper Mine ·  Crate ·  Diamond Mine ·  Estate ·  Field ·  Hacienda ·  Mango Grove ·  Mill ·  Rice Paddy ·  Rock · Salt Mine ·  Silver Mine · Tin Mine |
| Age of Empires IV |  Olive Grove |
| * not used in Age of Mythology and Age of Empires III | |