Abstract: A system for recovering silver as a free metal from silver-bearing liquid. The silver recovery system includes a holding tank for receiving silver bearing liquid having an opening in its top and a removable cover for closing the opening. A pair of silver recovery cartridges are carried by the cover and are connected together for serial flow. Each silver recovery cartridge contains a source of ions above silver in electromotive force series for reacting with silver-bearing liquid so that silver is recovered therein. A pump is secured to the cover for delivering silver-bearing liquid from the holding tank to the silver recovery cartridges.