The word “silver” is rooted from the anglo-saxon word “siolfur”. The chemical symbol of silver is Ag on the periodical table and this is derived from argentum in Latin (meaning bright). Silver is widely used since the ancient times. Silver coins were even used by various nations that survived before Christ.
Silver was invented about 5900 years ago. Oldest silver coins were found in the Aegean Sea Islands and Aegean part of Anatolia, Turkey. The Lydians are accepted as the inventors of money and they were using silver along with gold for printing coins.
1847 is accepted to be a milestone for the silver industry. In this year, William Roger, Asa Roger and Simeon Roger successfully produced silver articles such as forks and spoons which opened a new era in silver production.
Interestingly, there are very few mine ores that contain silver as the main value. Silver is almost always a “by product” in the extraction of other products. About 75% of silver extraction is produced from the remainings of lead, zinc and copper ores. About 25% of the total silver production in the world is from the ores which are mined only for the silver values.
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