How Olympic medals are made
2,100 medals to be crafted for London Games
POSTED: 6:25 AM Jun 27 2012
UPDATED: 7:05 AM Jun 27 2012
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The material in Olympic medals is mined in the Utah desert. And as Joe Carter explains, that's just the beginning of a long and complicated process that turns raw metal into Olympic gold.
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