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The World’s Largest Silver Mine

Cannington is the world’s largest silver and lead mine. Located in northwest Queensland, Australia, the mine employs 600 workers and … Continue reading

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Early methods of silver mining

Mankind has mined silver for thousands of years. Two early methods of mining silver were sluicing and hard-wall extraction. Sluicing … Continue reading

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