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Statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of the mineral commodity *silver*

Silver has been used for thousands of years as ornaments and utensils, for trade, and as the basis for many monetary systems.  Of all the metals, pure silver has the whitest color, the highest optical reflectivity, and the highest thermal and electrical conductivity.  Also, silver halides are photosensitive.  Owing to the above properties, silver has many industrial applications such as in mirrors, electrical and electronic products, and photography, which is the largest single end use of silver.  Silver's catalytic properties make it ideal for use as a catalyst in oxidation reactions; for example, the production of formaldehyde from methanol and air by means of silver screens or crystallites containing a minimum 99.95 weight-percent silver.

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### **Monthly Publications**

Mineral Industry Surveys
                            - Silver    PDF Format:      2024: |  Jan  |  Feb  |  Mar  |  Apr  |  May  |  **Jun**  |      2023: |  May  |  Jun  |  Jul  |  Aug  |  Sep  |  Oct  |  Nov  |  Dec  |    XLSX Format:      2024: |  Jan  |  Feb  |  Mar  |  Apr  |  May  |  **Jun**  |      2023: |  May  |  Jun  |  Jul  |  Aug  |  Sep  |  Oct  |  Nov  |  Dec  |
                            - U.S Production of Selected Mineral Commodities (Quarterly Mineral Industry Surveys)

### **Annual Publications**

Mineral Commodity Summaries
                            - Silver    PDF Format:       |  1996  |  1997  |  1998  |  1999  |  2000  |  2001  |  2002  |  2003  |  2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007  |  2008  |  2009  |  2010  |  2011  |  2012  |  2013  |  2014  |  2015  |  2016  |  2017  |  2018  |  2019  |  2020  |  2021  |  2022  |  2023  |  **2024**  |
                            - Appendixes

Minerals Yearbook
                            - Silver    PDF Format:       |  1994  |  1995  |  1996  |  1997  |  1998  |  1999  |  2000  |  2001  |  2002  |  2003  |  2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007  |  2008  |  2009  |  2010  |  2011  |  2012  |  2013  |  2014  |  2015  |  2016  |  2017  |  2018  |    XLS Format:       |  2002  |  2003  |  2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007  |  2008  |  2009  |  2010  |  2011  |  2012  |  2013  |  2014  |  2015  |  2016  |  2017  |  2018  |  2019 tables-only release  |  **2020 tables-only release**  |  **2021 tables-only release**  |
                            - Archive      |  1932-1993 |
                            - Recycling-Metals

### **Special Publications**

                            -  Historical Statistics for Mineral and Material Commodities in the United States    Data Series 140                               - Silver 
                            -  International Mineral Exploration Activities From 1995 Through 2004    Data Series 139
                            - The Lifecycle of Silver in the United States in 2009  Scientific Investigations Report 2013–5178
                            -  Metal Prices in the United States through 2010  Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5188
                            - Silver--Mineral Commodity Profiles    Open-File Report 2004-1251
                            - Silver Recycling in the United States in 2000  C-1196-N
                            -  Statistical Compendium                                - Silver 

### **Links**

                            - The Silver Institute

### Contacts

#### Anne Hartingh

##### Mineral Commodity Specialist

National Minerals Information Center

ahartingh@usgs.gov