Ginzan (English spelling) silver mine

Japanese: 銀山 - ぎんざん（英語表記）silver mine

A mine that produces silver. Silver is usually produced as a sulfide, along with lead, zinc, copper, etc. The silver mines in the Andes Mountains of Peru are world famous and date back to the Inca Empire. Other major mines are in Mexico, the United States, Canada, the former Soviet Union, and Japan, where many mines have been developed since the early modern period. In 1990, the world's silver production was 14,600 tons, with the major producers being Mexico (2,500 tons), the United States (2,000 tons), Peru (1,800 tons), the Soviet Union (1,500 tons), and Canada (1,300 tons). The world's silver reserves are about 420,000 tons, with the major producers being the United States (72,000 tons), the Soviet Union (50,000 tons), Canada (47,000 tons), Mexico (40,000 tons), and Peru (37,000 tons).

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Japanese:

銀を産出する鉱山。銀は通常硫化物として，鉛，亜鉛，銅などとともに産する。ペルーのアンデス山地の銀山は，インカ帝国以来のもので，世界的に有名。そのほかメキシコ，アメリカ，カナダ，旧ソ連などに多く，日本では近世初期から多くの銀山が開発された。 1990年の世界の銀鉱の産出量は1万 4600tで，1000t以上の多産国はメキシコ (2500t) ，アメリカ (2000t) ，ペルー (1800t) ，ソ連 (1500t) ，カナダ (1300t) 。また世界の銀鉱埋蔵量は約 42万tで，主要埋蔵国はアメリカ (7万 2000t) ，ソ連 (5万t) ，カナダ (4万 7000t) ，メキシコ (4万t) ，ペルー (3万 7000t) 。

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