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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

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