Silver Mining

Silver has been around for many years since ancient times. It is even mentioned in the bible in the Book of Genesis.

The first mining of Silver occurred in about 3000 B.C. in Anatolia, which today is known as Turkey. Civilizations flourished because of these early lodes in the Near East, Crete, and Greece throughout antiquity.

The beautiful piece of sterling silver ring that you purchase at Shablool handmade silver jewelry may be made from sterling silver which came from some exotic and far away country!

Silver mining involves locating and mining the silver-bearing ore which is found deep inside the earth, bringing the ore to the surface of the ground, washing it from dirt and rocks and then melting it to produce the metal known as silver. Rarely you will find Silver in form as nuggets, but more likely combined with sulfur, arsenic, antimony, or chlorine and in various other ores. The principal sources of silver are copper, copper-nickel, gold, lead, and lead-zinc ores obtained from many countries such as Canada, Mexico, Poland, Peru, Bolivia, Australia and the United States.

Interest in this precious metal has increased in recent years because of the rising prices of silver: the average sterling silver price increased from $4.39 per ounce for the year 2001, to $30 per ounce for 2013.

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