For many hundreds of years diamonds have been a gemstone that is considered immortal or indestructible.The same also holds true for gold.Gold will last forever, unless it is mislaid or lost you will have you gold jewellery until the end of your life!In fact, all the gold that has been mined in the world over thousands of years still exists.This means that gold is a material that is ripe to be employed for the manufacture of recycled gold jewellery.

Gold is a metal that is capable of being melted down and refined and recycled.Recycled gold in this way starts a chain reaction and it makes perfect sense that the supply of recycled gold in the market is an integral part of the gold market.Scrap gold or gold used for recycling normally originates from pieces of jewellery and other gold products that have been melted back into gold bars.The amount of gold available for recycling really depends on supply and demand issues and the price of gold at the time.In fact, it is common in some countries, when you are buying a new piece of jewellery to trade in an existing piece at the same time.This kind of practice is a throwback to the days when bartering was used, which is a fitting tribute to a material which has been so popular all along.

Recycled gold can also be used for investment purposes as the price of gold fluctuates depending on the market at the time.This is why scrap or recycled gold becomes a popular choice in times when economies are in a downward spiral or during a price rise.