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Joe Fjelstad <[log in to unmask]>
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Bismuth reserves are obviously lower than lead because it is a by product of
lead mining and because lead mining for lead is down because of recycling (see
below)... well, one can see deminishing overall benefit if lead is an honest
concern to the those choosing to use bismuth to replace lead.

Some notes from the US Geological Survey MINERAL COMMODITY SUMMARIES 2004
(http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/mcs/2004/mcs2004.pdf)

"About 1.1 million tons of secondary lead was produced by recycling in the
US, an amount equivalent to 77% of domestic lead consumption. Nearly all of it
was recovered from old (post-consumer) scrap. About 1 million tons (equivalent
to 70% of domestic lead consumption) was recovered from used batteries
alone.)"

Average reported prices for some relevant industry metals last year

Lead -               $0.21/lb  (London Metals Echange)
Copper -            $0.78/lb
Tin -                  $2.14/lb
Bismuth            $2.90/lb
Silver -            $68.50/lb
Indium -           $79.50/lb
Palladium-    $4240.00/lb
Gold -           $5109.00/lb



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