As you know, Mexico is the largest producer of silver in the world. Even Peru and China, which are behind Mexico, behind it a wide margin of more than 50 million. Ounces of silver.

According to the portal SRSrocco, in 2013 silver production in Mexico reached a record high at 186.1 million ounces. And last in 2014 was recorded a slight decrease to 184.2 million. Ounces of silver. Such data are the Mexican Institute of Statistics and Geography (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía, INEGI).

Field Penasquito, which is developing the mining giant Goldcorps, gave in 2014 25.8 million. Ounces of silver. In this field, the silver is a byproduct of the extraction of other metals, in particular gold. Penasquito deposit provided the largest share in the production of silver of Mexico. Field Fresnillo gave 20.1 million. Ounces of silver that a little less than in 2013 at 22.8 million. Oz. Escobal silver deposit in Guatemala, which is developing the company Tahoe Resources, gave the first year of development 20.3 million. Ounces of silver.

Compared with Mexico, where in 2014 it was recorded a slight decrease in the production of silver, Peru was able to increase the production of precious metals with 118 million. Ounces in 2013 to 121 million. Oz in 2014. If we take the statistics for the whole world, in the last year production and silver production increased from 304 million. ounces in 2013 to 305.6 million. oz in 2014

Also recently become known data on the volume of trades in gold and silver at the Moscow Stock Exchange in February 2015 this has been reported that in February gold trading volume reached 1.67 tons worth $ 4 billion. Rubles (about $ 57.9 million. Euros). Compared with February last 2014 trading volume increased fivefold. The volume of trading in silver made in February 187 tons worth 6.3 million. Rubles (91.200 euros).

In precious metals trading on the Moscow stock exchange are involved 42 banks and 9 investment companies. Transactions with precious metals on the stock exchange were launched only in 2013. Trade in precious metals in Russia underdeveloped, as there is no development of international relations in this area, and most of the Russian gold production is bought by the state