The Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games medals contain recycled materials! 2.05 kg of gold, 1,950 kg of silver and 903 kg of copper were used in the more than 1,000 medals. The minerals were reclaimed from CRT glass, circuit boards and other computer parts.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Recycled metals for medals!
The Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games medals contain recycled materials! 2.05 kg of gold, 1,950 kg of silver and 903 kg of copper were used in the more than 1,000 medals. The minerals were reclaimed from CRT glass, circuit boards and other computer parts.
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Cindy, I am intrigued by your report that the 2.05 kg of gold for the medals, and determined that this equals 32.151 troy ounces. At $1,100/oz the gold content of the Olympic medals was $72,500.
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