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Silver Mining 2023

Mexico is the world’s largest silver miner, followed by China and Peru.

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Jan 18, 2026
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Which countries and companies control the largest shares of refined silver exports, and how could export restrictions affect supply?

Global refined silver exports are concentrated in a handful of countries—Hong Kong, mainland China, the United Kingdom, Mexico and Germany together accounted for roughly half of export value in 2023—w...

Jan 27, 2026
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What announced refinery projects or investments in the U.S., EU, India or Mexico aim to expand silver refining capacity since 2025?

Since 2025, reporting identifies a handful of specific corporate moves and policy shifts that are intended to bring new or expanded in the and signals from , while public sources reviewed do not docum...

Jan 25, 2026
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Which countries and companies have the largest non‑Chinese refined silver refining capacity?

is concentrated in a handful of countries and major industrial refiners, with , and large multinational commodity groups among the most consequential players outside ; precise installed tonnes‑per‑yea...

Feb 4, 2026

Which refineries globally are the largest producers of refined silver and what are their annual throughputs?

The publicly available reporting identifies a small set of companies and national smelting networks as the principal producers of —prominently ’s Industrias Peñoles (named as the world’s top producer ...

Jan 24, 2026

What are the largest primary silver projects in development and their expected timelines to production?

—many concentrated in and —are slated to move from development to production between 2026–2027, led by restart and brownfield projects that promise quicker timelines than greenfield builds . Notable n...