Locations ofSilver mines and sources and descriptions of samples from each.
This Geology and Geography section will help you find the locations of mines and sources of Quartz and other minerals, gemstones, semi-precious stones, metals and other natural resources. From the Brazilian Mining phenomenon to other locations of World mining locations for Global Resources for mineral deposits, mineral mines and Gold mines.
The
300 or so silver mines in the world use both underground and open-pit
mining. Of these mines, very few are producers of pure silver. Rather,
most Silver (80%) is produced as a bi-product of other ores such as
copper, lead, gold, uranium and zinc. The deposits in Canada, the former
Soviet Union, the U.S., and
Mexico account for more than 80% of the world’s Silver resources. Along
with Peru and Australia, these countries make up the world’s six leading
producers of Silver.
Australia. Silver is a major bi-product of the uranium-copper-gold mine at Olympic Dam, Australia. Broken Hill, New South Wales is another silver mine.
England-Cornwall and Devon, Durham-For centuries, this area was one of the world’s leading mineral sources (Silver included). However, deposits are nearly completely depleted.
Canada-Cobalt, Ontario-The silver cobalt veins in this area have produced more than 400 million ounces before shutting down in the late 1980s when the process became unprofitable. Kidd Creek, Ontario-Silver is a significant bi-product of this lead/zinc mine. British Columbia-The Eskay Creek mine is the largest producer of silver in North America. Sullivan Mine, Kimberly, British Columbia-This lead and zinc mine produces Silver as a bi-product.
Mexico-The great Mexican mining corridor–Silver is among the many minerals taken from this region. The Mexican mining company Penoles brings nearly 36.8 million ounces of Silver (10% of the world’s total) to market annually from their 10 operations.
The
United States-IDAHO-Coeur d'Alene-In
its long history, this area has become the world’s largest producer of
Silver and has yielded more than one billion ounces since the 1880s from
its legendary mines: Lucky Friday, Hecla, Galena, and Sunshine.UTAH-Bingham.
Utah’s silver production comes as a bi-product of Bingham’s copper
mines. ALASKA- lead, zinc mines the Red Dog mine in Alaska.
Czech Republic-Pribram-This area is one of Europe’s leading producers of minerals, including Silver.
Central and South America-Santa Cruz-Vanguardia Gold and Silver mining operations began in the late 1990s. Chile and Peru-Companies extract Silver as a bi-product of their copper porphyry mining operations. Peru-Pierina Mine-A new discovery of an epithermal gold-silver system near the Pierina Mine is expected elevate this area to become one of the largest Silver-producing regions in the world. Chile-Pascua Mine-Scheduled to begin mining in 2002, this open-pit mining operation contains mineral reserves of 23.7 million ounces of Gold and 560 million ounces of Silver.
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