Could a Greater Relative Abundance of Tin Extend a Bronze Age?

Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin, and copper is a significantly more abundant metal in the Earth's Crust, at about 70 PPM compared to tin at 2 PPM.

Because tin was the limiting factor in bronze production; archaeologists and historians believe that the Bronze Age ended not because iron was suddenly discovered, but because the supply of tin was drastically reduced due to the collapse of the tin trade routes and general depletion.

With these things in mind, could a civilization's Bronze Age be extended by centuries if tin is more readily available to civilization? What else could stave off the Iron Age and keep the Bronze Age going?

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