Mining allows for a healthier society & medical innovations that save lives.
Whether you realize it or not, medicine relies on the mining industry, from the stainless steel surgical tools to the hypodermic needles. Mined metals and materials are also applied in other ways as treatments. Metals have proved useful in medicine, with more uses discovered every-year.
Given the many applications, it is likely that you have encountered all of the metals listed below and more in a recent visit to the doctor, hospital or even in your own first-aid kit.
Gold
The bio-compatibility of gold has meant that it has been used in medicine for centuries, particularly in dentistry. However in more recent years it has also found as a role in the treatment of disease. Through use of nano-technology gold is now being used in treatment of arthritis and cancer as well as malaria, HIV/AIDS and cancer diagnostics.
The bio-compatibility of gold has meant that it has been used in medicine for centuries, particularly in dentistry. However in more recent years it has also found as a role in the treatment of disease. Through use of nano-technology gold is now being used in treatment of arthritis and cancer as well as malaria, HIV/AIDS and cancer diagnostics.
Read more from the World Gold Council on medical advances utilizing gold here: http://www.gold.org/technology/gold-medicine
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Silver
Silver has long been revered by the medical community. Hippocrates, “the father of medicine,” knew of its healing and anti-disease properties. In World War I, before the invention of antibiotics, it was an important weapon against disease on the battlefield. It is also added to bandages and wound-dressings, catheters and other medical instruments and is a key part of the technology behind X-rays.
For more information on all the ways nickel is used visit The Silver Institute
website here: https://www.silverinstitute.org/site/
Nickel
Stainless Steels, nickel alloys, and other nickel-containing alloys are used extensively in the medical field. Used in surgical implants, medical tools, health care equipment and fixtures, as well as dental tools and implants.
