In 2024, 127.1 million ounces of the global silver produced was a by-product of gold mine production, accounting for around 15.5 percent of total world silver production. However, the main primary source of global silver production in that year was lead and zinc.
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Production of silver worldwide from 2018 to 2024, by primary source metal
(in million ounces)
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The Silver Institute. (April 9, 2025). Production of silver worldwide from 2018 to 2024, by primary source metal (in million ounces) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/253626/global-silver-production-by-primary-source/
The Silver Institute. "Production of silver worldwide from 2018 to 2024, by primary source metal (in million ounces)." Chart. April 9, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253626/global-silver-production-by-primary-source/
The Silver Institute. (2025). Production of silver worldwide from 2018 to 2024, by primary source metal (in million ounces). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253626/global-silver-production-by-primary-source/
The Silver Institute. "Production of Silver Worldwide from 2018 to 2024, by Primary Source Metal (in Million Ounces)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Apr 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253626/global-silver-production-by-primary-source/
The Silver Institute, Production of silver worldwide from 2018 to 2024, by primary source metal (in million ounces) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253626/global-silver-production-by-primary-source/ (last visited July 03, 2025)
Production of silver worldwide from 2018 to 2024, by primary source metal (in million ounces) [Graph], The Silver Institute, April 9, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/253626/global-silver-production-by-primary-source/
