Dental gold alloys often contain the precious metals; gold, palladium, silver and platinum. These metals are mixed and formed together by a specialist to create an alloy that has all the features you appreciate in a dental replacement.
The United States imported 35,000 lbs. of gold in just one year. You can help this trade deficit by recycling this alloy when it no longer can serve its original purpose.
Since 1980 DRD has specialized in analyzing and sorting alloys in such a way that the value of the precious metals is not diminished in the process. The chart to the right illustrates DRD's payback for gold alloys compared to your other alternatives. The comparison is based on a market study measuring a gold crown weighing 5.2 grams. At the time, gold's spot market value was $371.20/Troy ounce.
