After several other minerals, today we are going to deal with the 9 largest silver producing countries in the world based on Insider Monkey’s brand new article. Silver is one of the most important metals in the world. Its popularity to humans is due to its wonderful appearance. Billions of people loved wearing silver jewels throughout the history, I am not an exception, either. My first jewels were made of silver, and albeit I have been wearing golden ones for a decade or so, I still have my first silver rings, necklaces and earrings. Doubly so as I got them from my parents and elder brother who have already crossed the river of death.
Silver mining goes back to at least 3000 BC, and this metal has always had a shining triumphant path in human history. Silver was mined in old Greece and Turkey as well, although these countries don’t have roles in this list now. As a matter of fact, the Athens could thank their rise to silver mining. Anyhow, silver is not just used for making jewels, but it has several industrial use, such as silver oxid battery, medical care, barings, brazing alloy/solders, silver catalyst, electrical contacts, laptop batteries, solar cells, nanosilver, and RFIDs. As silver consumption is growing in coin and bar industry, global demand of silver hasn’t decreased in the last two years. What’s more, comparing the year of 2018 with 2019 we can see it increased slightly but firmly. The total silver production in 2019 was 27,000 metric tons, which shows the importance of silver even today.
Now without a further ado, let’s see what Insider Monkey have investigated for us about the 9 largest silver producing countries in the world.
9. Argentina
Production of silver in 2018 (in metric tons): 1,020
Production of silver in 2019 (in metric tons): 1,200
8. Bolivia
Production of silver in 2018 (in metric tons): 1,190
Production of silver in 2019 (in metric tons): 2,000
7. Chile
Production of silver in 2018 (in metric tons): 1,370
Production of silver in 2019 (in metric tons): 1,300
6. Australia
Production of silver in 2018 (in metric tons): 1,220
Production of silver in 2019 (in metric tons): 1,400
5. Poland
Production of silver in 2018 (in metric tons): 1,470
Production of silver in 2019 (in metric tons): 1,700
4. Russia
Production of silver in 2018 (in metric tons): 2,100
Production of silver in 2019 (in metric tons): 2,100
3. China
Production of silver in 2018 (in metric tons): 3,570
Production of silver in 2019 (in metric tons): 3,600
2. Peru
Production of silver in 2018 (in metric tons): 4,160
Production of silver in 2019 (in metric tons): 3,800
1. Mexico
Production of silver in 2018 (in metric tons): 6,120
Production of silver in 2019 (in metric tons): 6,300
Mexico tops the list of the 9 largest silver producing countries in the world. Interestingly, it’s not Mexico that has the most reserves, as but it’s Mexico that produces more than the others.
