Tin was mined in Ore mountains between Germany and Czech Republic since 2500 BC and spread from there to the rest of Europe<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ore_Mountains#Economic_history" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ore_Mountains#Economic_history</a><p>edit: BTW they also contain Europe&#x27;s largest reserves of lithium (and world&#x27;s cheapest to mine), if you look only at hard rock it&#x27;s actually the biggest.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;miningsee.eu&#x2F;european-metals-holding-lithium-czech-project&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;miningsee.eu&#x2F;european-metals-holding-lithium-czech-pr...</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nextminingboom.com&#x2F;lithium-project-fast-tracked-emh-worlds-biggest-hard-rock-resource&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nextminingboom.com&#x2F;lithium-project-fast-tracked-e...</a>