Emission Factor

Gold - unrefined (gold mine operation and gold production - unrefined)

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Emission factor summary

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.

PropertyValue
NameGold - unrefined (gold mine operation and gold production - unrefined)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2012
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: 22914d95-9b0c-4081-9ce2-0c81efac61cc

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_gold_unrefined_gold_mine_operation_and_gold_production_unrefined
UUID
5ac891b8-9da3-41ce-97b6-77651a2818de
Code Snippet
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