An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c21.s9.t1.11

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There are no silver ores in India. Most of the silver is obtained as a by-product of the smelting of lead ores. The major sources of silver and lead have been the argentiferous lead-zinc ores of the Dawdwin mines in Burma and the Zewar mine, Dt Udaipur. Both of these are reputed to have been worked in antiquity. It is quite likely that silver ores were also obtained from Baluchistan, Afghanistan, Iran, etc. A small amount of silver could have come from the gold mines of s. India where this metal is found naturally alloyed with gold and is believed to have been used since the Harappa period.