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Gold's great virtues of malleability, ductility, reflectivity, resistance to corrosion and unparalleled ability as a thermal and electrical conductor mean it is used in a wide variety of industrial applications consuming close to 300 tonnes annually.
Gold (Au, from Latin "Aurum" (World Book Dictionary) is the most non-reactive of all metals -- it is benign in all natural and industrial environments. Gold never reacts wi ....
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.... heat away from delicate instruments. Gold alloy is the most tenacious and long-performing material available for protection of these temperatures.
Geologists use the latest technology such as satellite surveys and geochemistry to locate an ore deposit. Computers are used to design the mine, which requires precise and accurate measurement of the ore deposit. Construction begins following the lengthy process of receiving permits. As holes are drilled for blasting, samples of ore are e ....
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