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Raw platinum ore, looks like any rock, but is worth more than gold, and with a little work, its value will be evident TAC 2013 Visit Discover ideas about Platinum Group Considered as one of the most precious metals Platinum is the rarest of the precious metals Platinum is the heaviest of the precious metals ....

Platinum is a precious metal renowned for its strength and malleability The mineral is mostly mined in South America and Russia however some smaller mines are located in the United Stat...

Dec 02, 2012 0183 32 Platinum and Gold Natural Crystals, platinum and gold nuggets , Most raw platinum is also mined as microscopic particl , I also have a page of beautiful Silver Ore Specimen photos SILVER ORES AND MINERALS »More detailed...

Gold-Palladium Series, Palladium-Silver Series and Palladium-Platinum Seri Natural Palladium always contains some Platinum Pd,Cu alloys, some with the approximate composition PdCu 4, are reported by Kapsiotis et al 2010...

Aug 01, 2017 0183 32 The Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of natural resourc It sits on an estimated 24 trillion worth of natural resources, including 32 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, large deposits of iron ore, platinum, diamonds, gold and uranium, as well as 106270 square kilometers of arable land...

Platinum is found in layers of sulphides, which are located in some igneous rocks South Africa and Russia have the largest reserve of this rare metal The United States has a platinum mine located in Montana some platinum is created in Utah and Texas as a byproduct of processing copper...

Apr 25, 2017 0183 32 The United States is the fifth largest producer of platinum in the world, despite only having one mining company that mines platinum The Stillwater Mining Company is the only producer of platinum in America It has two mines from where the platinum is derived These are ,...

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Platinum is found in its pure native form or in platiniridium, a natural alloy of platinum and iridium Platinum is present in thin sulfide layers in certain mafic igneous bodies and is mined in Canada, Russia, South Africa, the USA, Zimbabwe and Australia Some platinum is obtained as a by-product of copper and nickel processing...

Sep 03, 2015 0183 32 Platinum nuggets are actually MUCH rarer than placer gold nuggets are Nearly all of the platinum found around the world is microscopic bits that are extracted from the ores, and not large enough to be captured by traditional placer mining methods The largest source of platinum is South Africa Recently a mine in the state ,...

Exploring the Natural Wealth of Africa The African continent is home to an abundance of natural resources that include diamonds, gold, oil, natural gas, uranium, platinum, copper, cobalt, iron, bauxite, silver, and more In this section we will explore many aspects of these resourc...

Number of natural isotopes atoms of the same element with a different number of neutrons 6 , according to van der Krogt This technique involves dissolving platinum ore in a mixture of nitric ....

Natural Resources Examples By YourDictionary Natural resources are substances that occur naturally They can be sorted into two categories biotic and abiotic Biotic resources are gathered from the biosphere or may be grown Abiotic resources are non-living, like minerals and metals...

Platinum outlook 2019 Key factors to watch and price predictions 2018 has been driven by a tumble in demand, geopolitical tensions, loss of investor interest and a strong US dollar...

Brazil s Natural Resources include mainly Bauxite - the main ingredent in aluminum Gold Iron Ore Manganese - an ingredent in steel Nickel Phosphates- a type of salt Platinum-which ....

Platinum mining on a large scale began around 1926, and before the 1920s were over, no less than seven mining operations had started in South Africa The platinum ores were mostly processed by traditional milling and gravity-table concentration...

Palladium-Platinum Seri Note that true native platinum in the mineralogical species sense is a rather rare mineral, and most of the specimens so labelled are in fact isoferroplatinum or intimate mixtures of isoferroplatinum and tetraferroplatinum...

The price of Platinum can fluctuate based on market conditions, supply and demand, geopolitical events and more When someone refers to the price of Platinum per ounce, they are referring to the spot priceThe spot price of Platinum is always higher than the bid price what dealers pay for Platinum per ounce and always lower than the ask price what you will pay a dealer for Platinum per ounce...

Does not mean it is platinum or gold but worth checking out , like Oil, Gas, Electricity, Natural raw resources like Raw Logs, ore, Bitumen, and other resources like uranium, iron, nickel ....

A2 Platinum metal is metallic silvery-grey There is a picture of platinum-bearing ore on the front page of the Platinum 2002 Interim Review There is also a picture of Russian platinum nuggets on page 20 of PGM Mining in Russia in Platinum 2004 Answer posted February 2005 Submitted by Ms Dennice Mashamba Answered by Tom Kendall...

Platinum is also mined as an ore Platinum ores such as sperrylite and cooperite may be mined when they are found in quantities that make extraction economically feasible In other situations, platinum is obtained as a by-product when ores of other metals, such as copper and nickel, are refined Modern Platinum Mining Techniques...

Platinum Ores natural mineral formations containing platinum group metals platinum, palladium, iridium, rhodium, osmium, and ruthenium in economic concentrations Significant accumulations of platinum ores in the form of deposits are encountered very rarely Deposits of platinum ores are either primary or placer and are composed of platinum or complex ....

Sep 19, 2014 0183 32 An ore is a naturally occurring mineral from which a pure metal can be extracted For Platinum, the two-chief minerals are sperrylite or platinum arsenide PtAs2 and co-operate or platinum ....

The platinum occurs here with gold in placer deposits, and, while the fields are not largely productive at present, they may become so The only platinum found in the United States came from the gold placer deposits of Alaska, Oregon and California Return to the Mineral Collectors Information Page Natural Platinum Crystals...

Photographs of natural platinum ores and palladium mineral specimens mined - Nevada Outback s gold PALLADIUM ORE AND PLATINUM ORE Platinum is a very rare metal, occurring only in trace concentrations in the Earth s crust...

Natural Platinum is fairly impure It is always associated with small amounts of other elements such as iron, gold, copper, and nickel, and may also contain the rare metals iridium, osmium, rhodium, and palladium These impurities can lower its specific gravity to as much as 14, whereas pure elemental platinum is 214...

Sep 19, 2014 0183 32 An ore is a naturally occurring mineral from which a pure metal can be extracted For Platinum, the two- chief minerals are sperrylite or platinum arsenide PtAs2 and co-operate or platinum sulfide Pts Extracting Platinum from these ores is arguably one of the most capital and labour intensive operations in the world...

Platinum is the most valued precious metal its value exceeds even that of GoldIt has a beautiful silver-white color, and, unlike Silver, does not tarnishIt is unaffected by common household chemicals and will not get damaged or discolored by chlorine, bleach, or detergents...

Mar 02, 2010 0183 32 The following rock sample was discovered recentley in a creek in Southern BC with a metal detector I am putting it online to try and determine if it is Platinum of some or ore like Silver or ....