Silver
A commodity
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Silver's most apparent use is in bullion coins and currency, but it is used in many other applications including solar panels, water filtration electrical contacts and conductors, photographic film and x-rays, and more.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
52504
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:52504:6
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
8629f6bd-7941-4c7f-a01f-3385a0a7c366
Properties of Silver
Atomic Number:
47
Atomic Weight:
107.8682(2)
Melting Point:
1235 K (961°C, 1763°F)
Boiling Point:
2435 K (2161°C, 3923°F)
Density:
10.49 g/cm3
Other Commodities associated with Silver *
Commodity | Associated Localities | Total Localities | % Association (commodity) | % Association (Silver) |
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Gold | 8,570 | 28,749 | 29.81% of all Gold deposits have Silver. | 54.89% of all Silver deposits have Gold. |
Lead | 5,997 | 11,512 | 52.09% of all Lead deposits have Silver. | 38.41% of all Silver deposits have Lead. |
Copper | 5,735 | 14,033 | 40.87% of all Copper deposits have Silver. | 36.73% of all Silver deposits have Copper. |
Zinc | 3,704 | 7,318 | 50.61% of all Zinc deposits have Silver. | 23.72% of all Silver deposits have Zinc. |
Antimony | 802 | 1,543 | 51.98% of all Antimony deposits have Silver. | 5.14% of all Silver deposits have Antimony. |
Molybdenum | 642 | 1,815 | 35.37% of all Molybdenum deposits have Silver. | 4.11% of all Silver deposits have Molybdenum. |
Arsenic | 599 | 978 | 61.25% of all Arsenic deposits have Silver. | 3.84% of all Silver deposits have Arsenic. |
Tungsten | 529 | 2,460 | 21.50% of all Tungsten deposits have Silver. | 3.39% of all Silver deposits have Tungsten. |
Important ores of Silver
Companies producing Silver
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Internet Links for Silver
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References for Silver
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Significant deposits of Silver
Showing 83 significant deposits out of 15,614 recorded on mindat.org.
Locality List
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- This locality has estimated coordinates.
Argentina | |
| Silver Standard Resources Inc |
| Magna Terra Minerals Inc. |
| Patagonia Gold plc |
Patagonia Gold plc | |
Australia | |
| BHP |
Canada | |
| Imperial Metals Corp |
| Novagold Resources Inc. |
| Imperial Metals Corp |
Kutcho Copper Corp. | |
Teck Resources Limited | |
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| Callinex Mines Inc. |
| Canstar Resources Inc. |
| Romios Gold Resources Inc. |
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | |
| Agnico Eagle Mines Limited |
| Alexandria Minerals Corp. |
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Alexco | |
Chile | |
| Capstone Mining |
| Golden Rim Resources |
| Anglo American plc |
China | |
| Zhongjing Lingnan Nonferrous Metals Data |
Eritrea | |
| Nevsun Resources |
Nevsun Resources | |
Georgia | |
| Georgian Mining Corporation |
Germany | |
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Honduras | |
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Indonesia | |
| Newcrest Mining Ltd |
Newcrest Mining Ltd | |
Kazakhstan | |
| KAZ Minerals |
Mexico | |
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| Agnico Eagle Mines Limited |
| Excellon Resources |
| Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd |
| Chesapeake Gold Corporation |
| Telson Mining Corporation |
| Almaden Minerals |
| Alien Metals Ltd |
| Alien Metals Ltd |
Morocco | |
| Maya Gold and Silver |
Papua New Guinea | |
| Harmony Gold |
Peru | |
| Freeport-McMoRan |
| PPX Mining Corp |
Poland | |
| KGHM Polska Miedź |
| KGHM Polska Miedź |
| KGHM Polska Miedź |
KGHM Polska Miedź | |
| KGHM Polska Miedź |
| KGHM Polska Miedź |
Portugal | |
| EDM-Empresa de Desenvolvimento Mineiro, SA |
| Avrupa Minerals |
Russia | |
| Nordgold |
Saudi Arabia | |
| Ma'aden (Saudi Arabian Mining Co.) |
Serbia | |
| Mineco Limited |
| RTB Bor |
| RTB Bor |
RTB Bor | |
| RTB Bor |
| Mineco Limited |
South Korea | |
| Bluebird Merchant Ventures Ltd |
Sweden | |
| Beowulf Mining plc |
| Boliden Group |
| Boliden Group |
Boliden Group | |
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Boliden Group | |
| Beowulf Mining plc |
Turkey | |
| Alacer Gold |
USA | |
| Constantine Metal Resources Ltd. |
| Teck Resources Limited |
| Zephyr Minerals Ltd. |
| Dateline Resources Limited |
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| Barrick Gold Corporation |
| Barrick Gold Corporation |
| Barrick Gold Corporation |
| Nevada Copper Corp. |
| Rio Tinto Kennecott |
Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA