Earth science

Question

how is silver mined just a couple of steps in how silver is mined like the process yea... plz i cant find it any where at all i even tried your web site bu... yes... kewl... plz help love alway Tamara

Answer

Hello Tamara,<BR><BR>There's a short description of silver mining on the GoldAndSilverMines.com site, at <A href=http://www.goldandsilvermines.com/abtsilver.htm">http://www.goldandsilvermines.com/abtsilver.htm</A>.&nbsp; It's not an academic source, but it gets the main points across of 1) different places where silver is found (usually with other metals), 2) how it is mined, 3) how it's refined, and 4) main uses of silver (one of the biggest is photography!)&nbsp;<BR><BR>I hope that helps answer your question -- a lot of U.S. and South American history was shaped by silver mining, so it's interesting to know about.<BR><BR>Best regards,<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; Shelly<BR><BR>-----<BR>Shelly Sommer<BR>Information Center<BR>Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research<BR>University of Colorado - Boulder http://www.goldandsilvermines.com/abtsilver.htm http://vrd.askvrd.org/services/answerschema.xml