What is this metal?

[gnoitall]

@HoneyBadgerDC

I was thinking more of a connection at a crematorium, He may have been buying them. I think they are about 33% gold.

From the MPSIMS “[Ask the Funeral Director who’s a] New Member” thread:

@Coffinman

Gold and any non combustible items - such as surgical implants, hardware from the casket, detritus left over from any mementos that the family placed in the casket for cremation - are removed from the bones before the remains are processed to an aggregate substance resembling “ashes” - as to what happens to these items I do know that my local crematory disposes of these items, and I have heard of other crematories donating the metal to a charity for recycling. It would be unethical for these items to be harvested and sold for profit.

Emphasis added.

So, I find it improbable that anyone is harvesting dental amalgam from the deceased. At least, I hope that’s not what’s happening. Unethical. Illegal, at least in some jurisdictions.