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It depends on which ore. But most tin is extracted from oxide ores like cassiterite. To extract the tin from cassiterite, you just need to raise the temperature to around 1200C and provide a chemically "reducing" (low-or-no-oxygen) environment in the forge/furnace/kiln. This is often done by adding pure carbon (graphite/coke/charcoal) to the ore itself. The oxygen is driven off the tin, bonds with the carbon, and leaves as carbon dioxide. This leaves just a puddle of tin in the bottom of the forge.

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