Silver

The site of one of the most profitable silver mines in the world, reclaimed by Lake Superior.

The museum showcases the largest private silver collection in Canada, featuring 3,333 pieces.

A mining camp built around an unexpected occurrence of silver.

This colossal underground passage paved the way for large-scale drainage and access tunnels across the U.S., but it almost wasn’t built.

A difficult trail leads to interesting ruins in a remote canyon in the Toiyabe Range.

Once one of the largest sites of silver deposits in Italy.

Equipment used to mine silver and lead has been preserved in this almost-ghost town in northern Nye County.

These egg-shaped buildings constructed by Jesuits house a quaint museum in the Andes.

This monument celebrates this shopping district's past history as a feudal silver mint.

Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.

This colonial mining complex is now home to magnificent themed gardens.

A shining treasure trove of fine Mexican silver dating back to the 15th century.

The picturesque remains of an abandoned silver mine slope down to Tagish Lake in the Yukon.