as a by-product
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“Silver supply is structurally inelastic, with around 70-80% of global silver output coming as a by-product from mines that primarily produce lead, zinc, copper or gold,” Manthey said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
It adds that interference occurs primarily near conflict zones as a by-product of military activity, rather than necessarily being a deliberate act.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025
Once renewable energy is stored as hydrogen, to use it as electricity again it needs to be converted using fuel cells, which produce water vapour as a by-product of an oxygen-splitting reaction.
From Science Daily • Sep. 19, 2023
Germanium ores are rare and most germanium is produced as a by-product of zinc production and from coal fly ash.
From Reuters • Jul. 4, 2023
She and her generation were the first in the history of the world to come of age with the possibility of human extinction as a by-product of human ingenuity.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
