Pound (mass) a legal unit for trade (it was abolished in the United Kingdom on 6 January 1879 by the Weights and Measures Act of 1878), but the troy ounce, of a troy pound, is still used for measurements of gems such as opals, and precious metals such as silver, platinum and particularly gold. The system called Tower weight was the more general name for King Offa's pound. This dates to 757 AD and was based on the silver penny. This in turn was struck over Arabic dirhams (2d). The pound was based on the weight of 120 Arabic silver dirhams, which
Silvercorp Metals for fraud, e.g. regarding the reported amount of silver produced. As reaction of detecting the fraud Mr. Huang was convicted and imprisoned in China for his investigation. After release Mr Huang pressed charges against Silvercorp in Canada for false imprisonment. Silvercorp Metals Silvercorp Metals Inc. (Silvercorp) is a Canadian-based, China focused precious metals company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of silver containing properties. It is China's largest primary silver producer. The company is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada and the NYSE in the U.S. Silvercorp Metals operates four silver/lead/zinc mines in an area encompassing