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They are not solid they are plated. The total cost of all the medals is $1.300,000 The medals for next month's Olympics have been supplied by BHP Billiton, the world's biggest mining group, which shipped the raw materials to China from Australia and Chile. Producing the copper concentrate for the gold medals and the lead concentrate for the gold and silver medals involved more than 13,000 BHP employees, according to the company. BHP and Rio Tinto, its Anglo-Australian rival, have been fighting a public relations battle in China for several months as they court key customers during negotiations over potential price increases.
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How silver is in an Olympic silver medal?
the olympic is all silver nothing else
Is the olympic silver medal pure silver?
No, it is 92.5% silver.
How much does the silver medal weight?
The 2014 Olympic silver medal is slightly heavier compared to the gold medal. It has 525 grams of silver with a 960 hallmark.
Where did Sharon davies win olympic medal?
WHERE DID SHARON DAVIES WIN OLYMPIC SILVER MEDAL/
What is the weight and silver content of the silver medal in the Olympics?
approximate to 35 grams weight in silver medal
What is the value of the Olympic silver medal?
it is $1200,00 ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
How heavy is an Olympic silver medal?
3kg
How much does the silver Olympic medal worth?
e19,000
What is an Olympic Gold Medal actually made of?
The Olympic gold medal is plated with six grams of pure gold. The medal is mostly silver (92.5%).
Is the olympic gold medal actually gold?
No not really the gold medal has 92.5% silver
How much silver in an olympic gold medal?
According to reports on the Internet, the contents of an Olympic Silver Medal are the same as with an Olympic Gold Medal, 92.5 percent pure silver. The Gold Medal is covered by at least 6 grams of gold, according to the Olympic Charter. Some Olympic hosts make the medals larger or smaller according to their respective preferences...but the content must still follow the Charter.
Who was the first to win an olympic silver medal?
Alexandre Tuffère.
