Before 1992, there was a metal factory in the town, and lead, zinc, and gold mines nearby. The town's name (Srebrenica) means "silver mine", the same meaning of its old Latin name Argentaria.
Before the war Srebrenica also had a big spa and the town prospered from tourism; nowadays, Srebrenica has a pension (boardinghouse), a motel, and a hostelhttp://hostelsrebrenica.com/ which together have fewer than 100 beds
