In former years the major industry was tin mining, but most mines are now exhausted.

The seat had an industrial tradition, mostly in tin mining.

The economic activity of Kalima and the surrounding area includes tin mining.

When they first arrived, the Chinese often worked the most grueling jobs like tin mining and railway construction.

(For further discussion of tin mining see the section on the economy below.)

A person involved in tin mining is sometimes called a tinner.

When an industry which has shaped your character, like tin mining, dies, people go through a kind of bereavement.

The family business included remittance, tin mining and rubber planting.

In 1961, tin mining started in the town, and continued until 1986.

There is also a tradition of holding celebrations associated with tin mining and fishing.