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Mexico is currently the world's largest exporter of silver. Large amounts of it are also mined in Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina. In fact, the name Argentina comes from the Latin word for silver, argentum, which is why silver's abbreviation on the Periodic Table is "Ag."

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