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Bismuth is priced at $.39 per gram, copper at $.0074. I would bet gold would end up somewhere in that range or so as opposed to the $48 per gram it's at now.
by Symmetry 7y ago
Bismuth is priced at $.39 per gram, copper at $.0074. I would bet gold would end up somewhere in that range or so as opposed to the $48 per gram it's at now.
- neuronic 7y agoLooking forward to Bismuth necklaces and Bismuth dental crowns.
- Symmetry 7y agoBismuth has low toxicity for a heavy metal but I think I'd recommend skipping the dental crowns. Bismuth makes very pretty dangly bits handing off earring or necklaces though. https://www.google.com/search?q=bismuth+jewelry https://www.google.com/search?q=bismuth+jewelry
- logfromblammo 7y agoGold is valued because it doesn't tarnish. Bismuth, on the other hand, becomes beautiful only with a patina of oxide.
- DubiousPusher 7y agoNo because it's much more rare. All the gold mined in the history of the world could fit into one moderately sized warehouse. 190,000 tons of gold mined in the history of the world vs. 700,000,000 tons of copper.
- Symmetry 7y agoWell, we've mined 320,000 tons of bismuth so that's probably a better comparison than copper. This is all just to get a wide ballpark estimate.