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The Where & Why of Recycled Metal

An overview on recycled metal providers (see links below) and the reasons behind them can be found at:

The Responsible Jewelry Council http://www.responsiblejewellery.com

Christine Dein’s  “Green Jewelry News” email newsletter http://www.christinedhein.com/about.html

Ethical Metalsmiths http://www.ethicalmetalsmiths.org

No Dirty Gold   http://www.nodirtygold.org/

Earth Justice http://earthjustice.org

Hoover & Strong http://www.hooverandstrong.com/blog/archives/117/

 National Geographic Magazine The Real Price of Gold   http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/01/gold/larmer-text

more links about the real price of gold from National Geographic, CBS News, and other sources

new mines that have popped up, and are trying to pop up, because of the boon in gold sales. Plus some attempts to curb the impact

Recycled Precious & non-Precious Metal Suppliers

Indian Jewelers Supply Co, in Albequerque NM
http://www.ijsinc.com/
Indian Jewelers Supply takes its responsibility to the planet seriously, and that’s why we only offer silver manufactured by foundries certified by the Responsible Jewelry Council. The silver is only made using recycled scrap that originated from a RJC foundry and ore from certified responsible American mines. We also recycle tons of copper, red and yellow brass, and nickel every year.

Hoover and Strong
A refiner and a caster that sells raw materials. They have a couple of comprehensive pages on their website stating why they sell recycled metal
http://www.hooverandstrong.com/category/Environmental+Responsibility/
?http://www.hooverandstrong.com/blog/archives/117/

United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.
Sells recycled fine silver and fine gold
http://www.unitedpmr.com/

David H. Fell & Co
http://www.dhfco.com/ourProcess.htm

Precious Metals West
http://www.preciousmetalswest.com/index.php

Hauser & Miller
http://www.hauserandmiller.com

 

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Exhibitionism at the Library


Sherry Cordova Jewelry at the Menlo Park Library, June 2009
Sherry Cordova Jewelry at the Menlo Park Library, June 2009

During the month of June 2009, the Menlo Park Library in Menlo Park, CA hosted an exhibit of jewelry, books and tools from the Metal Arts Association of Silicon Valley. Three of my pieces are shown above, and one is just below the sign (inside the gold colored wire necklace) in the photo below. The first time my work was exhibited at the Menlo Park Library, was when master filigree artist arranged for an exhibition of filigree work in the same cases.

Arrow C Glass necklace just below the sign inside the gold-wire necklace
"Arrow" C Glass necklace just below the sign inside the gold-wire necklace

Three of the four pieces of Sherry Cordova Jewelry on exhibit this time were made from recycled bottle glass and recycled fine silver. The fourth piece also had a center piece of recycled fine silver, surrounded by sterling silver.