[Jewelry making - Article 00059] - Re: [Orchid] "Green" jewelry sources

[Miche]

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    My jewelry has been made exclusively from the certified green gold
    and platinum from Oro Verde for several years now and I have been
    very happy working with the folks there and with the metals. 

    I recently spoke to someone in the refining dept. at Hoover & Strong
    and was told that I could order pretty much any mill or grain product
    of theirs in sterling or in any of the karat golds and request that
    they be 100% recycled content. So that can be another alternative. 

    Columbia Gem House in Washington state offers many gemstones -
    calibrated and one of a kinds that are fair trade ( or varying
    degrees thereof - and they will be happy provide details). I get
    several queries a month from fellow jewelers for this kind of
    information. I'm happy to share it and hope others will chime in here
    with solutions they have found too. 

Mich
http://www.sumiche.com
http://www.eco-gold.net

 
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