Silver, primary/virgin

3451.5

Description

Global production of silver. Includes mining and refining processes.

Impacts

Impact area MSI Score
Global Warming 407.2
Eutrophication 2635.7
Water Scarcity 41.5
Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels 367.1
Chemistry
Scored per material rather than production stage. Click on "Return to Material", and learn about Chemistry scoring under "Chemistry Certifications".

Modeling Notes

Silver {GLO}| market for | Alloc Def, S. Includes 1000km inbound shipping distance to account for shipment of raw materials.

Meta information

  • Primary Source: ecoinvent 3.3
  • Last Publication or Review date: 2011
  • Geography: Global/generic
  • Data Generator: Cashion East, Pivot Analytics; east@pointpivot.com

Applicable Materials

Material Impact
benchmarkimpactblend components
Silver
3466
Metals

Data quality

Data Quality Value Description
Precision Fair 20% to 30% 3
Time Representativeness Good Data are not older than 6 years with respect to the release date or latest review date 2
Geographical Representativeness Good The processes included in the dataset are well representative for the geography stated in the title and metadata 2
Technological Representativeness Good The technologies modeled are included in the mix of technologies covered by the dataset 2
Average 2.25