A concentrate obtained from mining tailings containing mainly cassiterite and columbotantalite was reduced for the production of tin metal. The compounds CaCO 3 , Na 2 CO 3 , K 2 CO 3 , and borax were used as fluxes in the pyrometallurgical reduction smelting process, and graphite was employed as the reducing agent. The greatest recovery of Sn (>95%) was obtained when using CaCO 3 as the flux; the purity of Sn was 96%. A slag equivalent to 25% of the mass of the initial concentrate was produced during the recovery of the Sn. This contained 45% Nb 2 O 5 and Ta 2 O 5 , adding extra value to the mine tailings. The tin metal ingot was purified by electrorefining involving a tin and H 2 SO 4 electrolyte solution and a 101.9 A/m 2 current applied for 148 h. Under these conditions, 90 wt % of the Sn in the ingot was recovered at a purity of 99.97%.