British Columbia encompasses a major portion of the northern Cordillera and has produced silver since the late 19^th century. It is a silver-rich region; three major silver mines, Sullivan, Eskay Creek and Equity Silver, have produced or will have produced by closure, more than 1.5 billion grams of silver. There are more than 50 silver lode mines and mining camps in British Columbia each of which have produced, or could eventually recover, over 45 million grams of silver. The province has a large number of undeveloped deposits and excellent opportunities for new discoveries.

This Open File briefly reviews the abundance and diversity of silver lode deposits in British Columbia. The report includes summary tables of reserve and production data and deposit types for close to 300 major producers, past producers and developed prospects. The location of these deposits, their current status with respect to production, and deposit type are shown on an accompanying map.