Episode 6: Mexico
It’s the world’s largest producer of silver with modern companies ruling the trade but Mexico’s silver mining tradition dates back hundreds of years and helped shape the country we know today – a country alive with history and culture. Thomas visits several colonial towns built from the riches of silver mines and explores the ancient craft of silversmithing. Along the way, he finds a great lot of crystallized Mexican minerals but his biggest prize is the opportunity to journey deep inside the world’s largest primary silver mine.