A world map shows silver mining locations marked by black circles with "A g." Some key areas include the U S, Mexico, Canada, Germany, South Africa, Japan, and Australia. Major clusters are in the western countries of North and South America, and Europe.
Silver | Abyssal clay | Calcareous ooze | Continental (lithogenous) | Diatom | Radiolarian | Settled by 400 CE | Settled by 800 CE | Evergreen forest | Deciduous forest | Water | Mixed forest | Shrublands | Savannas | Grasslands | Permanent wetlands | Urban and built-up | Cropland and natural vegetation | Snow and ice | Barren or sparsely vegetated | |
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Alaska | 30 | 4.76% | 0.351% | 0.877% | 0.260% | 33.1% | 23.3% | 3.90% | 0.194% | |||||||||||
Arizona | 315 | 1.24% | 82.2% | 0.905% | 12.8% | 2.58% | ||||||||||||||
Utah | 144 | 1.37% | 71.1% | 6.04% | ||||||||||||||||
Yukon | 4 | 11.0% | 34.4% | 44.3% | 0.183% | 4.06% | ||||||||||||||
Northwest Territories | 2 | 3.51% | 8.23% | 2.25% | 0.109% | 50.3% | 0.342% | 0.521% | 0.256% | |||||||||||
District of Columbia | 90.9% | 9.14% | ||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 0.488% | 2.42% | 0.732% | 69.7% | 6.73% | 2.76% | 0.989% | |||||||||||||
Idaho | 158 | 34.0% | 57.6% | 2.52% | ||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 42.8% | 46.8% | ||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 52.7% | 32.3% | 14.6% | |||||||||||||||||
Washington | 61 | 1.71% | 38.7% | 30.4% | 2.11% | |||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 4 | 5.80% | 92.0% | |||||||||||||||||
Nunavut | 1 | 7.75% | 17.6% | 0.661% | 14.7% | |||||||||||||||
Montana | 163 | 18.5% | 76.4% | 1.52% | ||||||||||||||||
Maine | 1.41% | 98.8% | ||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 23.6% | 1.29% | ||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 34.2% | 65.3% | ||||||||||||||||||
Nova Scotia | 12.7% | 77.1% | ||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 1.95% | 37.9% | 29.7% | 1.92% | 8.03% | |||||||||||||||
Delaware | 0.888% | 3.32% | 94.5% | |||||||||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 100% | 54.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 40.6% | 5.40% | 2.31% | 7.63% | 4.39% | 36.0% | ||||||||||||||
Mississippi | 29.5% | 9.44% | 22.9% | |||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 96.2% | 1.85% | ||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 60.9% | 39.1% | ||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 3 | 0.242% | 16.6% | 11.5% | 63.9% | 0.593% | 0.322% | |||||||||||||
Missouri | 1 | 13.6% | 1.69% | 84.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 0.456% | 1.85% | 3.55% | 21.5% | 12.9% | 26.3% | ||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 29.4% | 7.02% | 22.4% | 2.28% | 58.3% | 57.1% | ||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 5 | 0.789% | 2.93% | 0.571% | 11.8% | 22.1% | ||||||||||||||
Oregon | 100 | 39.9% | 46.3% | 1.78% | ||||||||||||||||
New Brunswick | 1 | 1.14% | 98.0% | |||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 1.53% | 41.9% | 10.2% | 1.99% | ||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 92 | 2.71% | 48.6% | 33.8% | 0.141% | |||||||||||||||
Kansas | 76.0% | 8.38% | ||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 5.34% | 0.733% | 24.3% | 69.7% | ||||||||||||||||
British Columbia | 10 | 2.00% | 10.9% | 4.59% | 0.944% | 0.141% | 0.358% | 0.225% | 5.56% | |||||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 4.95% | 22.0% | 15.0% | 29.3% | 14.1% | 2.34% | ||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 0.212% | 15.9% | 31.5% | 35.6% | 7.11% | |||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0.109% | 3.99% | 13.8% | 0.475% | 4.46% | |||||||||||||||
Michigan | 1 | 1.66% | 3.94% | 16.6% | 1.80% | 48.8% | ||||||||||||||
Alberta | 24.3% | 30.3% | 0.208% | 3.41% | 0.266% | |||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 98.8% | |||||||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 54.7% | 1.93% | 18.7% | |||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 430 | 7.58% | 0.276% | 88.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 206 | 0.345% | 2.21% | 65.5% | 1.16% | |||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 1 | 0.884% | 11.7% | 26.1% | 56.3% | 9.42% | ||||||||||||||
Georgia | 2.03% | 1.36% | 6.94% | 16.9% | 1.91% | 2.16% | 0.313% | |||||||||||||
New York | 2 | 2.58% | 27.2% | 0.385% | 15.0% | 0.153% | 0.584% | |||||||||||||
Maryland | 1.35% | 11.5% | 2.19% | 81.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Québec | 11 | 1.05% | 5.39% | 3.99% | 38.7% | 9.24% | 4.66% | 1.11% | ||||||||||||
Manitoba | 14 | 37.5% | 3.53% | 5.69% | 25.2% | 2.44% | 3.56% | 13.2% | ||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 2.23% | 13.4% | 81.7% | 2.65% | ||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 23.2% | 3.17% | 14.9% | |||||||||||||||||
Ontario | 76 | 0.313% | 32.1% | 0.585% | 0.132% | 3.80% | 0.824% | 18.9% | 0.176% | 6.74% | ||||||||||
California | 153 | 0.884% | 25.6% | 27.5% | 1.33% | 8.18% | 1.87% | 10.1% | 0.505% | |||||||||||
Arkansas | 10.7% | 33.2% | 2.79% | 0.791% | 52.5% | |||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 5 | 1.78% | 57.1% | 41.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 15.3% | 0.254% | 84.5% | |||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 3.37% | 0.562% | 96.1% | |||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 0.174% | 28.8% | 0.689% | 70.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 4.06% | 95.9% | ||||||||||||||||||
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