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Native Gold

Gold occurs as the metal itself, usually as microscopic grains locked in sulfide or quartz rather than as visible nuggets.

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What it is

Gold occurs as the metal itself, usually as microscopic grains locked in sulfide or quartz rather than as visible nuggets.

Materials that come from it

Material	Role	Grade note
Gold	The metal itself	Ore grades of 0.5-10 g/t are normal
Silver	Alloyed as electrum	—

Gold

The metal that does not tarnish, does not corrode and never runs out once mined — which is why almost all of it ever…

Precious MetalsAu

Silver

The best electrical conductor there is, and the metal that has been used as money for longer than almost anything…

Precious MetalsAg

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