Emission Factor
Gold - unrefined (gold mine operation and gold production - unrefined)
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Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'gold unrefined' is a metal. It is soft and yellow and it is the most ductile and malleable of the metals. Unrefined gold has a purity of 60-95% and it is a transition metal. It is the direct product of mining beneficiation and smelting. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: coinage ornaments jewellery gilding textile industry electronics for high conductivity and suppressing secondary emissions gold-plated grid wire etc. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Gold - unrefined (gold mine operation and gold production - unrefined) |
| Sector | Materials and Manufacturing |
| Category | Metals |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2012 |
| Year Released | 2023 |
| Emission Factor |
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LCA Activity | unknown |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5, AR6 |
| Data Versioning |
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API Reference
Activity ID
metals-type_gold_unrefined_gold_mine_operation_and_gold_production_unrefined
UUID
22914d95-9b0c-4081-9ce2-0c81efac61cc
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