Kongsberg, Norway; and Freiberg, Saxony, Germany (especially the Himmelsfürt mine), are perhaps two most classic localities, where beautiful crystals and wiry masses were once found in abundance, and are greatly cherished by collectors. The finest New World occurrence is Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico, where large masses and skeletal agglomerates occur in beautiful form.

Famous European localities include Pribram, Bohemia, Czech Republic ; Schneeberg and Pöhla in the Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany; and the Balcoll Mine, Falset, Catalonia, Spain. Australia has famous Silver occurrences at the Elura Mine, Cobar, and at Broken Hill, both in New South Wales. China and Kazakhstan have recently become excellent specimen producers, specifically in Lujiang, Anhui Province, China and Sarbay and Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.

Another recent producer of fine specimens is the Imiter Mine in the Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco. South America has the famous occurrences of Potosi, Bolivia; Chañarcillo, Copiapó, Chile; and the Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Peru.

The U.S. lacks good localities of Native Silver, although much has been found in the Creede District, Mineral Co., Colorado, as well as in the copper mines of Houghton and Keweenaw Counties in the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan. The most famous Canadian locality is the Cobalt area, Timiskaming District, Ontario. Other Canadian locations are the El Bonanza Mine, Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories; and Silver Islet, Thunder Bay, Ontario.