Tin Mining In U.K. May Get Second Life

Mining is a boom-and-bust business. Consider the tin market: It collapsed in 1985, but has enjoyed a rebound over the years and has companies trying to reopen mines in Australia, Germany and Africa.

NPR's Frank Langfitt (@franklangfitt) reports on how demand for consumer electronics may even help revive the abandoned South Crofty tin mine in the English county of Cornwall.