Home Contact Dictionary Site info About Sustainability Products Operations Investor Relations Press Career Zinc Copper Lead Gold Silver Sulphur Products Concentrates Aluminium fluoride By-products REACH Material Safety Data Sheets Back Silver Silver Facts Symbol: Ag Appearance: white Melting Point: 961.93 C Boiling Point: 2162 C Did you know that... The name originates from the Old English Anglo-Saxon word 'seolfor' meaning silver and the symbol is from the Latin word 'argentum' meaning silver. Argentina was named after this precious metal. Silver is a white, relatively soft metal and is a better conductor of heat and electricity than any other metal. The electrical and electronics industries currently use just over half of global silver production, while usage in the photographic industry is declining. Other users include the jewellery industries. Silver is, like gold, an important subsidiary metal in terms of Boliden's production processes and makes a positive contribution to profitability. Several of our mines have ores that contain significant amounts of silver. Our silver production totals around 500,000 kilos per year. Pure silver is extracted at Rönnskär and Pori in the form of granules by pouring molten silver through a sieve into cold water. The advantage of using granules is that they are easy to weigh and handle. The silver produced by Rönnskär contains min. 99.99 per cent silver. The purity grade at Pori is min. 99.97 per cent. Approximately 25 per cent of the silver extracted at Rönnskär comes from recycling electronic scrap. Contact Silver Sales Precious Metals contacts Product information Silver product sheet Contact Head Office Boliden Aitik Boliden Bergsöe Boliden Area Boliden Garpenberg Boliden Harjavalta, Smelter Boliden Harjavalta, Copper Refinery Boliden Kokkola Boliden Odda Boliden Rönnskär Boliden Tara Mines Marketing Office - Stockholm Marketing Office - Germany Marketing Office - UK Marketing Office - Denmark Boliden Group Klarabergsviadukten 90 P.O. Box 44, SE-101 20 Stockholm, Sweden Tel: +46 8 610 15 00 Quick links I want to... Work at Boliden Buy your products Become a supplier Read about reclamation of mining areas About Strategy and goals Policies Corporate Governance Boliden's history Fun facts Presentations Sustainability Social responsibility Environmental responsibility Economic responsibility Sustainability Reports Business partners In focus Products Zinc Copper Lead Gold Silver Sulphur Products Concentrates Aluminium fluoride By-products REACH Material Safety Data Sheets Operations Exploration Mines Smelters Market Expansion projects Investor Relations Financial reports Metals and currencies Boliden in figures Sensitivity analysis Risk management The Boliden share Insiders Subscribe Financial events IR contact Reports and presentations Press Press releases News Films Images Publications Presentations Calendar Career Job Vacancies Working at Boliden Grow with Boliden Well-being Who does what in Boliden? Students Summer Jobs Meet Boliden