Ranong - Tin Mining

By continuing along the road leading to the hot springs just outside Ranong, a tin mine is reached in the village of Hat Som Paen. Tin is still produced here using conventional methods. An idyllic scene is set by the village temple Wat Hat Som Paen, in whose pond swim sacred carp. Many of the open-cast tin mines passed on a journey south to the villages of Kapoe, Khuraburi and Takua Pa have been closed down.