Bismuth Elements,
Alloys and Symbols

• Native Bismuth, Bi.  
• Bismuthinite, Bi2S3.

The most important bismuth minerals is the native metal. Bismuth is produced, however, mostly as a byproduct in the smelting of gold and silver ores. Only a comparatively small amount is obtained in the United States, chiefly from Colorado and Utah.

Bismuth is used in the alloys which it forms with lead, tin and cadmium. These fused at low temperatures and are used for safety fuses, safety plugs, etc. Various compounds of bismuth are used in medicine and in the arts.