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  2. List of mines in India - Wikipedia

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    This lists of mines in India is subsidiary to the list of mines article, and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output. For practical purposes stone, marbles and other quarries may be included in this list. In India, the underground mine to surface mine ratio is 20:80 [citation needed].

  3. Natural resources of India - Wikipedia

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    As of 2022, India is the 11th largest silver producer in the world. [84] The country also accounts for 3% of the world's silver production. [84] India's largest silver mine is the Sindesar Khurd Mine, in Rajasthan. [85] Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) is India's largest silver producer. [86] As of 2022, HZL is also the world's 5th largest silver ...

  4. List of countries by silver production - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of countries by silver production in 2023 based on data by ... India: 690 2.7 — Rest ... 2.7 — Rest of the World: 3,000 11.6 See also. List of ...

  5. Mining in India - Wikipedia

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    The mining industry in India is a major economic activity which contributes significantly to the economy of India. The gross domestic product (GDP) contribution of the mining industry varies from 2.2% to 2.5% only but going by the GDP of the total industrial sector, it contributes around 10% to 11%. Even mining done on small scale contributes 6 ...

  6. Global silver trade from the 16th to 19th centuries - Wikipedia

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    "New World mines", concluded several prominent historians, "supported the Spanish empire", acting as a linchpin of the Spanish economy. [4] Spaniards at the time of the Age of Discovery discovered vast amounts of silver, much of which was from the Potosí silver mines, to fuel their trade economy. Potosí's deposits were rich and Spanish ...

  7. History of metallurgy in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    There were ancient silver mines in northwest India. Dated to the middle of the 1st millennium BCE. gold and silver were also used for making utensils for the royal family and nobilities.the royal family wore costly fabrics that were made from gold and silver thin fibres embroidered or woven into fabrics or dress.

  8. Silver mining - Wikipedia

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    An underground silver mine in Suggental (near Freiburg im Breisgau), Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Silver mining is the extraction of silver by mining. Silver is a precious metal and holds high economic value. Because silver is often found in intimate combination with other metals, its extraction requires the use of complex technologies.

  9. Hindustan Zinc - Wikipedia

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    Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) is an Indian integrated mining and resources producer of zinc, lead, silver and cadmium.It is a subsidiary of Vedanta Limited. [4] Earlier it was a Central Public Sector Undertaking, sold by Government of India to Vedanta Limited when Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Bharatiya Janta Party Government was in power in the year 2003.