[NautiNurse]

40% of all silver is used for industrial applications, 30% for jewelry, 20% for photography and other uses, and only 5% or so for coins and medals.

Color me skeptical. Hard to believe 20% of silver production is still used for photography.

[UnChained]

“Color me skeptical. Hard to believe 20% of silver production is still used for photography. “

I believe the heaviest photographic use for silver is XRAY inspection of welds.

[dennisw]

Color me skeptical. Hard to believe 20% of silver production is still used for photography.

More like 10% or lower. Before digital cameras it was up at 50-60% of all silver uses. Say 20 years ago
Don't forget you have many older X-ray machines and industrial photography machines that use silver based film....All over the world not just the USA
Your dentist isn't using digital photography. Mine isn't but I've been to one who did.

[mad_as_he$$]

I was thinking the same thing. If that is true 90% must of been used for photos just a few years ago. Does not ring true.