Silver is breaking price records as demand for the critical metal surges. But its supply around the world is dwindling. We went inside Bolivia's Cerro Rico, a 15,000-foot mountain that used to be the world's largest source of silver, to see how miners spend hours searching for silver, tin, and zinc. 00:00 - Introduction 01:38 - History of Potosi 02:18 - Ride to Cerro Rico 02:50 - Buying dynamite, coca, and alcohol 03:38 - Entering the mine & El Tio 04:07 - History of Cerro Rico 05:08 - Inside the mine 06:42 - Dynamite blast 07:33 - The elevator 07:55 - Health risks 08:41 - Sorting rocks and cooperatives 10:46 - Industry and supply chain 11:57 - A sinking mountain 14:37 - Paying respects to those lost 16:16 - Credits MORE BUSINESS INSIDER VIDEOS: Mining 60,000 Metric Tons Of Salt In A Dangerous Pink Lake That's Saltier Than The Dead Sea youtube.com/watch?v=Yc827HubVjY You're Being Lied To About Electricity Costs | Truth Complex youtube.com/watch?v=pk0Zm_xpk3c W...