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Silver has been mined for well over 5000 years.
Global mine production rose again in 2009, by almost 4%, its seventh straight annual increase to reach a record high of 709.6 Moz, or 22068.5 tons.  That is over 22.5 ounces of silver per second , more than ever before. Output was driven higher by strong production increases in several Latin American countries as mining projects, many of which are primary silver producers, came to fruition, and by higher output in Asia, principally from China and Turkey.  Peru is a number 1 silver  producer in the world. 4.2 ounces of silver  per resident were mined in Peru in 2009. Globally, only   3.2 grams produced per potential consumer. If we made a cube out of the  silver produced in 2009,  it would be 28.09 meters high. That's a lot of silver isn't it. As of today, the silver price  is $29.18  per ounce. Right now, production of 2009 would be  worth  $20.7 billion .


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Top 20 Silver Producing Countries in 2010 (millions of ounces)
1.	Mexico	128.6
2.	Peru	116.1
3.	China	99.2
4.	Australia	59.9
5.	Chile	41.0
6.	Bolivia	41.0
7.	United States	38.6
8.	Poland	37.7
9.	Russia	36.8
10.	Argentina	20.6
11.	Canada	18.0
12.	Kazakhstan	17.6
13.	Turkey	12.3
14.	Morocco	9.7
15.	India	9.7
16.	Sweden	9.2
17.	Indonesia	6.9
18.	Guatemala	6.3
19.	Iran	3.4
20.	South Africa	2.8

Top 20 Silver Producing Countries in 2009 (millions of ounces)
1.	Peru	123.9
2.	Mexico	104.7
3.	China	89.1
4.	Australia	52.6
5.	Bolivia	42.6
6.	Russia	42.2
7.	Chile	41.8
8.	United States	39.8
9.	Poland	39.2
10.	Kazakhstan	21.7
11.	Canada	19.6
12.	Argentina	17.1
13.	Turkey	14.0
14.	Sweden	8.7
15.	Morocco	8.3
16.	Indonesia	7.7
17.	India	7.3
18.	Guatemala	4.2
19.	Iran	3.5
20.	South Africa	2.6