Mining Facts Gold Facts...  1 grain = .0648 grams
24 grains = 1.5552 grams = 1 Penny Weight (dwt) 480 grains = 31.10 grams = 20 Penny Weight = 1 troy oz 5760 grains = 373.24 grams = 240 Penny weight = 12 troy oz= 1 troy lb Color is golden "butter" yellow, Luster is metallic, Transparency is opaque. Crystal System is isometric Crystal Habits include massive nuggets and disseminated grains. Also wires, dendritic and arborescent crystal clusters, Cleavage is absent., Fracture is jagged, Streak is golden yellow., Hardness is 2.5 - 3, Specific Gravity is 19.3+ (extremely heavy even for metallic minerals) Other Characteristics: malleable, ductile, and sectile, meaning it can be pounded into other shapes, stretched into a wire and cut into slices. Best Field Indicators are color, specific gravity, density, hardness, malleability and ductility. A cubic centimetre of gold weighs 19.3 grams. A cubic meter of gold weighs 19.3 tonnes. A cubic inch of gold weighs 315.2 grams = 10.13 troy ounces = 11.06 avoirdupois (ordinary) ounces. A cubic foot of gold weighs 545.225 kilos = 1188.6 pounds (avoirdupois). Purity 24 Karat = 100% Pure Gold  18 Karat = 75% Pure Gold 14 Karat = 58% Pure Gold 10 Karat = 42% Pure Gold MINING FACTS The mining industry is a major contributor to the BC and Canadian economy in the form of employment, taxes and exports. Mining is over a 4.5 billion dollar industry in British Columbia. Across Canada, mining generates more than 50% of rail revenue and accounts for over 60% of total sea port volume. Mining jobs are the highest paid jobs in the resource sector, averaging $94,700 per year including benefits The industry creates 6,442 direct jobs and more than 12,000 indirect jobs. BC companies fund, develop and operate mining projects worldwide.  Mining is an environmentally and socially responsible industry, committed to the principles of sustainability. The mineral potential in BC is considered to be among the most promising in the world. Actual land usage for a mine is extremely small relative to the area explored – less than 28,000 hectares are currently being used by mining which is less than 0.03% of BC's total land base Once finished, mining lands are reclaimed and actually create new habitat for wildlife. Mining is Everybody's Business   
Copper Mineralisation Silver Mineralisation Massive Sulphide with Gold 
Chalcopyrite (Copper Iron Sulphide) in Drill Core 
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