[LINK] recycling 100 million cell phones yields 7, 500 pounds of gold

[Stilgherrian]

Yes, what's three orders of magnitude amongst friends?

On 14/04/2010, at 5:47 PM, Richard Chirgwin wrote:
> There are, Google tells me, 14.5833 Troy ounces (the 'ounce' of gold) to 
> the standard pound.
> 
> So it's about 126 billion in USD at today's  close in NY, or 135 billion Au.
> 
> Near enough!!
> 
> RC
> 
> Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
>> At today's gold price, if I have my pounds and ounces right:
>> 7500lbs @ AUD1250/oz = AUD150,000,000
>> 



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