According to GlobalData, Argentina is the world’s tenth-largest producer of silver, with output of 30,073koz in 2022, up by 6% on 2021. Over the five years to 2021, production from Argentina decreased by a CAGR of 2.43% and is expected to drop by a CAGR of 1.6% between 2022 and 2026. GlobalData uses proprietary data and analytics to provide a complete picture of this market in its Global Silver Mining to 2026 report. Buy the report here.

Argentina accounts for 3% of global production, with the other largest producers being Mexico (24%), China (14%), Peru (12%) and Chile (6%).

Leading producers of silver in Argentina are Newmont, Yamana Gold, Hochschild Mining, Pan American Silver and Glencore. Newmont's output was 5,666koz in 2021, up by 13% on 2020. Yamana Gold produced 5,128koz, a decrease of 12%, and output from Hochschild Mining was 3,063koz, an increase of 25% on the previous year.

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