Silver

Silver mine production, in tonnes — annual, 1970-2024.

USGS, Mineral Commodity Summaries / Minerals Yearbook (World Mine Production by Country).

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Mexico (6,300 t) remains the world's top silver producer, a position it has held almost without interruption since the Spanish colonial era — the mines of Zacatecas and Potosí (now in Bolivia) made Mexican and Andean silver the backbone of the global monetary system for over two centuries, a geological legacy that persists in production today.