Rare Gold Bar Weighs 108kg
Written by Lindsay Britney on Jul 05, 2009.
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Millions Worth Gold Bikini and Gold Tie (Photo)
Written by Lindsay Britney on Jun 29, 2009.
From Xinhua:
Two Chinese models show off a set of pure gold underwear for woman and pure gold tie and wrist strap for man at an exhibition [The 4th Chongqing Wedding Expo] in southwest China’s mountain city of Chongqing, June 26, 2009. The gold dressing is said to worth 4 million Yuan, or about 585,396 U.S. dollars.
According to Chongqing Times, the gold bikini the female model wore was alone worth of 4 million Yuan [1USD~6.82Yuan]. Her 900g gold pieces were made from thinner-than-human-hair gold threads and cost half an year work of nine goldsmiths. The set of gold tie and wrist strap the male model displayed weighed 800g, the price was estimated higher than that of the gold bikini.
CNN Video: Japan’s Golden Sewers
Written by Lindsay Britney on Feb 23, 2009.
Ealier we already knew Suwa sewage treatment facility in central Japan’s Nagano prefecture yields precious gold from the sewers, now the video above is CNN’s take on its hidden treasure.
Japanese Sewage Gold
Written by Lindsay Britney on Feb 04, 2009.
Gold from sewage? No kidding! Suwa sewage treatment facility in central Japan’s Nagano prefecture has yielded more gold from sludge than can be found at some of the world’s best mines! The Suwa facility which need to treat sewage from many factories in the area that use gold to manufacture the precision equipments recently recovered 1,890 grammes of gold per tonne of ash from incinerated sludge. You know, even like Japan’s Hishikari Mine which is among the world’s best gold mines contains only 20-40 grams of the precious metal per tonne of ore! Sewage gold can earn the Suwa facility about 15 million yen (~$170,000) for the fiscal year to the end of March, what a bonus during the current economic crisis! [Source: Reutuers; Image: Orezone.com]
