Is gold green?

From a recent ASJRA newsletter:

It is purported that to create one 18k gold ring results in:

1. 20 tons of mine waste
2. another 250 tons of mine waste for a 1ct. diamond
3. cyanide to separate the gold from the ore
4. smelting to remove gold impurities (Smelters release upwards of 140 million tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere annually.)

Thanks to Elise Winters for the info.

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• August 6, 2008