The One That Waddled Away: Retracing a Weighty Gold Theft – New York Times

The One That Waddled Away: Retracing a Weighty Gold Theft
New York Times
Flakes, fragments and particles are shed as jewelers and others work with gold, and these fallen scraps are meticulously collected. Its least pure form, a blend of dusts of various metals, is known in the industry as bench sweeps. Larger scraps, like …