Fifteen dead in a gun battle in Taxco. Fifty-five more at an abandoned silver mine near that same tourist town.

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Primary silver mine supply grew by 1% to 221.6 million ounces, accounting for 28% of global silver mine output.

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Silver is actually a by-product of the gold and lead mining, there are few, if any, active mines that mine only silver.

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The mine also contains silver, gold and molybdenum (used in steel alloys)--a common combination found in the Peruvian Andes.

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