Silver Mines
Britannia
Before 1086 until early 1200s, later low level until 14th c. (cf. Allen TEHR 2011). Represents circle of Carlisle, Cumberland, Durham, Northumbria (all covered in special buildings in Vanilla)
Appleby (Tynedale) · High Medieval · 75% · Britannia · Catholic.
Francia
Melle (Metullum) ca. 9th-11th c. Main (post-)Carolingian mine (another slightly later one existed, but it is unknown where). Early out, well before Goslar.
Melle (Metullum) · Tribal · 75% · Francia · Catholic.
Germania
Goslar (Göttingen), 960s-12th c.; silver wasted in the first half of the 11th c. [Spufford 1988]
Goslar (Rammelsberg) · Early Medieval · 50% · Germania · Catholic.
Innsbruck (Schwaz) 15th c. Factor accounts for its late date
Innsbruck (Schwaz) · Late Medieval · 50% · Germania · Catholic.
Freiberg near Meissen (12th-13th c.)
Freiberg (Freiberg) · High Medieval · 100% · Germania · Catholic.
Friesach (12th-13th c.)
Sankt Veit (Friesach) · High Medieval · 100% · Germania · Catholic.
Čáslav (Kutná Hora) ca. 14th c.
Čáslav (Kutná Hora) · Late Medieval · 100% · Germania · Catholic.
Central-East Europe
Jihlava/Iglau (13th c.)
Jihlava (Iglau) · Late Medieval · 100% · Germania · Catholic.
Banská Štiavnica. Started earlier than Kremnica (should be located in Selmecbánya, but holding not built in vanilla, so the same as Banská Bystrica is selected)
Komorcbanya (Banská) · Late Medieval · 50% · Central-East Europe · Catholic.
Italy
Many sites at Colline Metallifere (using same Amiata as for Mercury). Coeval with Freiberg, but even shorter time span
Montalcino (Amiata) · High Medieval · 50% · Italy · Catholic.
Cagliari (Iglesias “Argentiera”), from 1250
Cagliari (Argentiera) · Late Medieval · 100% · Italy · Catholic.
Iberia & Maghreb
Tudmir – silver mining boom in al-Andalus in the Umawi period c. 9th-10th c. [Pounds 1994, Morony 2019]
Murcia (Tudmir) · Tribal · 50% · Iberia (Muslim) · Muwalladi.
Tamdoult (with mint at Tudgha) and other 25 silver mines in the Middle Atlas. From 9th c. until mid-14th c. [Morony 2019]
Tudgha (Tamdult) · High Medieval · 100% · Africa · Ash’ari.
Majjana between Qayrawan and Tebessa, belonging to Luwata Berbers. Large city with active mines in 11th c. [Morony 2019]
al-Qasrayn (Majjana) · High Medieval · 50% · Africa · Ash’ari.
Byzantium
Siderokausia (Chalkidike). Byzantium, always dependent on silver [Spufford 1988]
Polygyros (Siderokausia) · High Medieval · 50% · Byzantium · Orthodox.
Ca14 9th century. al-Umari (1332-33) still mentions rich silver mines (see etymology). Argos Kilikías, Argeiópolis, Argurókastron
Faustinopolis (Loulon) · High Medieval · 50% · Byzantium · Orthodox.
Argyria (“20 stades from Tripolis”) ca. 10-11th c. and later Tzanicha from 14th c.
Hyspiratis (Argyropolis) · Late Medieval · 50% · Byzantium · Orthodox.
Silver from Novo Brdo – Despotate of Serbia, from ca. 13th c. Wild and insecure region.
Novobrdo (Novo Brdo) · Late Medieval · 50% · Byzantium · Orthodox.
Transoxiana
Shash – Ilak region in Pamir (Lashkerek and many others, the biggest one at Kanimansur) ca. 5th-10th c., peaked after Panjhir Peak 9th-12th c., decline at the end of the 10th c., almost exhausted in the 11th c. [Morony 2019]
Asht (Lashkerek) · Early Medieval · 100% · Persia · Maturidi.
Parwan for Bamiyan, for the early Panjhir mine (Pandjhir), the earliest mine complex to be exhausted. Peaked 850-950, activity in Pamir continued after that mostly in Ilak [Morony 2019]
Parwan (Pandjhir) · Tribal · 50% · Persia · Maturidi.