2. GOLD By Eddie

3. General Information b The units gold is measured in troy ounces. A troy ounce is 31.1035 grams. b Gold is rarely pure. It is usually alloyed with copper, lead, or iron.

4. Uses/Illustrations b 5 Uses for gold are Jewelry, Ruby Glass, Dentistry, money, and Advertising signs.

5. Top Ten Countries With Highest Production (Countries 1-5) United StatesAfrica China Russia Australia

6. Countries 6-10 CanadaBrazilUzbekistan Papua New Guinea Indonesia

7. Production data in a pie

8. Gold Consumption in the US for the Past 20 Years

9. Environmental Problems b There aren’t really any environmental problems with gold, the one trait it does have though is that it isn’t affected by air or water.

10. My Assessment b I think that 20 years from now gold will be even rarer than it already is and so prices of anything that has gold in it will most likely be at a all time high.