The Production of Gold Platinum and Silver
Throughout this paper I will be discussing and researching the production of gold, platinum, and silver. Gold is a soft, bright yellow metallic element. Gold has been valued since the Stone Age. Platinum is a soft, ductile, silver white metallic element. Platinum was discovered in Columbia in 1735. Silver is a lustrous, white metallic element. Silver has been used for money since the time of Ancient Babylonian. I have researched all three and I will discuss its properties, uses, production, and its value. Gold, which symbol is Au, is the first element that I will be discussing. Gold is a transition element in the periodic table and its atomic number is 79. Gold is very soft and easily transformed into many shapes and sizes. It is a good conductor of heat and electricity. Gold is inactive and is unaffected by air, heat, moisture and most solvents. It was first legalized as money as early as 1091 BC and in China as an alternative to silk. Gold is still the only universal accepted medium of exchange. Gold was found on the ground and used by prehistoric man as a tool. Art objects and jewelry made of gold were discovered by archaeologist, in Ur which is now Southern Ir
aq, this occurred around the period of 3000 BC. These art objects and jewelry were highly sophisticated and used in the Royal Tombs of Southern Iraq. In the United States, silver shortly became involved in a contest between easy-money and tight-money system. In 1873 the prices of silver shifted again. Discoveries of silver in Nevada lowered its price of $1.293 an ounce. Silver-mine owners, farmers, and debtors, who wanted to increase the supply of money in rotation and bring about higher prices, began a campaign to restore bimetallism. Silver, which symbol is Ag has an atomic number of 47. Silver is a lustrous, white, metallic element that conducts heat and electricity better than any other metal. It is the most flexible of all metals. The outstanding properties of silver include its great electrical and thermal conductivity. Silver is a rare metal that makes up less than a hundred-millionth of the earth's crust. Silver was one of the metals known to ancient civilization, along with gold, copper, iron, tine, lead, and mercury. Pure silver is found in large masses of metals that could be used without complex separation and refinement. It was in great use in Egypt before 3500 BC. The leading silver-producing countries are the United States, Mexico, Canada, Peru, the USSR, and Australia.
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Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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