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| TABLE 8 | |||||||||||
| SILVER: WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ||||||
| Algeriae | (4) | (4) | (4) | (4) | (4) | ||||||
| Argentina | 533 | 723 | 747 | 799 | r | 750 | e | ||||
| Armenia | 53 | 68 | 25 | r | 22 | r | 24 | e | |||
| Australia | 1,635 | 1,864 | 1,725 | 1,728 | 1,840 | ||||||
| Azerbaijan | -- | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | e | |||||
| Bolivia | 1,326 | 1,259 | 1,214 | 1,206 | r | 1,287 | |||||
| Brazil | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | e | 10 | e | ||||
| Bulgariae | 43 | 42 | 45 | 55 | 55 | e | |||||
| Burma | (4) | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Canada | 617 | r | 591 | r | 661 | r | 705 | r | 627 | ||
| Chile | 1,301 | 1,287 | 1,291 | 1,195 | 1,174 | ||||||
| Chinae | 2,900 | 3,500 | 3,700 | 3,900 | 4,100 | ||||||
| Colombia | 11 | 15 | 24 | 19 | r | 14 | |||||
| Congo (Kinshasa) | -- | 6 | 10 | 12 | 60 | ||||||
| C-te d᾿Ivoire | (4) | (4) | (4) | (4) | r | (4) | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 19 | 20 | 18 | 27 | r | 78 | e | ||||
| Ecuador | (4) | 1 | 1 | 2 | e | 1 | e | ||||
| Eritrea | -- | -- | 4 | 30 | 16 | ||||||
| Ethiopiae | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Finland | 70 | 65 | 73 | 128 | 72 | ||||||
| Francee | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Ghana | 4 | 3 | r | 3 | r | 3 | r, e | 3 | e | ||
| Greecee | 30 | 5 | 29 | r | 30 | 32 | r | 30 | |||
| Guatemala | 129 | 195 | 273 | 205 | 266 | ||||||
| Honduras | 58 | 58 | 53 | 51 | 50 | e | |||||
| India | 105 | r | 138 | r | 148 | r | 207 | r | 374 | ||
| Indonesia- | 359 | 272 | 310 | 250 | 275 | e | |||||
| Irelande | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Italye, 6 | (4) | (4) | (4) | (4) | (4) | ||||||
| Japan | 5 | r, e | 5 | r, e | 7 | r | 8 | r | 5 | ||
| Kazakhstan | 618 | 552 | 651 | 963 | 1,000 | e | |||||
| Korea, Northe | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | NA | 2 | 3 | 3 | e | 2 | e | ||||
| Laos | 15 | r | 16 | r | 17 | r | 19 | 20 | e | ||
| Macedonia | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Malaysia | (4) | (4) | (4) | 2 | 2 | e | |||||
| Mali | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Mexico | 3,554 | 4,411 | 4,778 | 5,358 | 4,861 | ||||||
| Mongolia | 29 | r | 29 | r | 28 | r | 28 | r | 30 | e | |
| Morocco | 235 | r | 243 | r | 186 | r | 170 | r | 233 | ||
| Namibiae | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | e | |||||
| New Zealand- | 14 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 6 | e | |||||
| Nicaragua | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | p | |||||
| Niger | (4) | (4) | (4) | (4) | (4) | e | |||||
| Oman | (4) | (4) | (4) | -- | -- | ||||||
| Pakistane | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Panama | -- | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | e | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | 55 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 80 | e | |||||
| Peru | 3,923 | 3,640 | 3,419 | 3,479 | 3,674 | ||||||
| Philippines | 34 | 41 | 46 | 67 | 70 | ||||||
| Poland | 1,207 | 1,181 | 1,167 | 1,149 | 1,199 | ||||||
| Portugal- | 22 | 24 | 28 | 27 | r | 37 | |||||
| Romaniae | 18 | 18 | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||||
| Russia | 1,590 | r | 1,545 | r | 1,543 | r | 1,679 | r | 1,720 | ||
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | e | 2 | e | ||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 8-Continued | |||||||||||
| SILVER: WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ||||||
| Serbia | 5 | r | 5 | 5 | 6 | r | 6 | e | |||
| Solomon Islands | -- | -- | 2 | r | 3 | r | 2 | e | |||
| South Africa | 78 | 79 | 73 | 67 | r | 69 | |||||
| Spaine | 4 | 5 | 23 | 33 | 39 | 40 | e | ||||
| Sudane | (4) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Sweden | 289 | 302 | 302 | 305 | e | 305 | e | ||||
| Tajikistan | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | e | |||||
| Tanzania | 8 | 12 | 10 | r | 11 | r | 11 | ||||
| Thailand | 15 | r | 17 | 19 | r | 31 | r | 31 | e | ||
| Turkey | 352 | 364 | 247 | 193 | r | 200 | e | ||||
| United Kingdom | (4) | (4) | 1 | (4) | (4) | ||||||
| United States | 1,250 | 1,280 | 1,120 | 1,060 | 1,040 | ||||||
| Uruguay | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Uzbekistan | 53 | 59 | 60 | 60 | r | 64 | e | ||||
| Zimbabwee | (4) | (4) | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| --- Total | 22,600 | r | 24,100 | r | 24,300 | r | 25,500 | 25,900 | |||
| eEstimated.- pPreliminary.- rRevised.- NA Not available.- -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data have been rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.- | |||||||||||
| 2Recoverable content of ores and concentrates produced unless otherwise specified. Includes data available through September 30, 2014. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Botswana, Fiji, Georgia, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, and Zambia were thought to produce silver. | |||||||||||
| 4Less than - unit. | |||||||||||
| 5Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 6Includes production from imported ores. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
