Tin — the Most Abundant Refinable Metal in Star Citizen
Tin is a common refinable metal found across 174 deposits in two systems, more than any other mined material, and it carries an instability rating of zero. There is no overcharge risk and no fracture skill involved. This service delivers Tin by volume, mined and refined, so the only thing it costs you is the order.
What You Get
- The material: the ordered quantity of refined Tin.
- Refining handled: ore processed at a refinery, not delivered as raw rock.
- Secondaries kept: Copper recovered from the same deposits.
Zero Instability
Tin is the only material in this range with an instability rating of exactly zero. The optimal charge window does not move at all, which removes the entire overcharge problem that defines mining elsewhere.
| Stat | Tin | What it means at the rock |
|---|---|---|
| Instability | 0 | No volatility whatsoever — the charge window is fixed and cannot drift |
| Resistance | −0.2 | Negative; the rock takes in laser energy faster than a neutral rock |
| Signature | ~4,700 | Strong scanner return — deposits are picked up at long range |
| Cluster | 4–6 rocks, always present | Large clusters that appear reliably when the deposit does |
Set against Quantainium at instability 1,000 and resistance 0.95, Tin sits at the opposite end of every measure. Nothing about a Tin rock requires judgement. What a Tin order actually buys is the hours: 174 deposits and spawn rates reaching 40% on Clio mean the material is everywhere, and filling a meaningful quantity is simply a long sequence of identical runs.
What Tin Is
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Metal |
| Rarity | Common |
| Acquisition | Ship mining; also purchasable at terminals |
| Refinable | Yes — refines into Tin |
| Systems | Two |
| Deposits | 174 |
| Highest spawn | Clio at 40% |
In lore Tin is a pliable, soft metal with a silvery white-blue tint, conductive and resistant to corrosion.
Tin and Copper Travel Together
Tin deposits carry Copper as a secondary at 5–10%, and Copper deposits return the favour by carrying Tin at 5–10%. Neither material needs a separate route, so an order covering both costs no additional prospecting time.
How the Service Runs
Mining is carried out manually on live servers, with VPN encryption matched to your region and legit gameplay throughout. Delivery scales with the ordered quantity; volume orders run across multiple refining cycles rather than a single session.
- Material: the ordered quantity of refined Tin, sized by volume.
- Full chain covered: mining, refining and hauling handled end to end.
- Secondaries included: Copper recovered from the same deposits.
- Account: a Star Citizen account with a Game Package.
- Cargo: enough cargo capacity for the ordered volume.
- Note: Tin is also sold at terminals — worth checking local stock for small amounts.
