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Gold occurs in the free native form in rocks, veins and in alluvial deposits. This element has been used as a medication for ancient times: its first use was as a powder metal by the Chinese. In 1890 Koch discovered that gold cyanide killed tubercle bacilli more efficiently than cyanide alone. Their inorganic and coordination compounds are unique and displayed exceptional properties like the ability to form metal-metal bonds in clusters. Recycling gold is a way of conserving resources because of which it is necessary environmentally respectful methods for gold recovery.
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