Can I tell where the gold in my jewellery was sourced?

At present, it is not possible to tell which mine or country the gold in a jewellery item was sourced from.  Gold jewellery is made from gold from a number of sources, with the most important being gold mining which accounts for around 2/3rds of gold supply.

The rest comes from recycling (old jewellery, bars, coins and industrial recycling, often referred to as "scrap"), which is around 20% of gold supply, and from stocks of gold bullion held by banks, which is around 13% of supply.

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