I was surprised to read that 78% of all gold consumed today is for Jewelry, especially with gold being used for many other purposes, such as electronics and other high-efficiency electrical conductors. Gold can be spread very thing for most uses, outside of jewelry, so while the amount of products that use gold are much wider then jewelry, only jewelery uses a significant amount of gold.
"In the morning of May 2, 1972, a fire broke out in the Sunshine Mine. According to the US Mine Rescue Association, 91 workers died from smoke inhalation or carbon monoxide poisoning; 83 men were rescued, 81 on May 2 and two on May 9. The mine was closed for seven months after the fire, which was one of the worst mining disasters in American history and is the worst disaster in Idaho's history. Today, a monument to the lost miners stands beside Interstate 90 near the mine."