Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines' has mentioned 'Silver' in the following places:
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One of the mines, La Valenciana, accounted for two-thirds of the world's silver production at the height of its production. | WIKI |
See also: Global silver trade from the 16th to 19th centuries | WIKI |
[4] In the 18th century, it was the world's leading silver extraction center,[11] making it the richest city in Mexico for much of the early colonial period. | WIKI |
From then until the early 19th century[24] it was one of the most productive silver mines in the world, accounting for 2/3 of the world's production at its peak. | WIKI |
[14] It produced 80% of all silver mined in the state of Guanajuato and one-sixth of all Mexico. | WIKI |
[15] For over 250 years, it produced about 30% of the world's silver. | WIKI |
[3] When Miguel Hidalgo, Ignacio Allende and the insurgent army approached the city, royalist troops under Lieutenant Riaxc3xb1o and the city's elite took refuge in the building,[19] along with millions of pesos of silver and other loot. | WIKI |
However, extraction of minerals today is minimal, with gold and silver ores almost exhausted. | WIKI |