I had a XRF at a local jewelry store and the readings were pretty good. I've had some pulverized and I'm currently looking for an assay facility. Rh(Rhodium),Pd(Palladium), Ag(Silver), Ru(Ruthenium), Cu(Copper) (trace Gold)View attachment DSCF4918.JPG
Hi, can anyone help me with best way to monetize what seems to be high quality Rhodium Palladium ore?
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You would need a NiS assay for that. Be aware that a XRF in precious metal mode is not reliable for ore.
It frequently identifies Arsenic and other elements as Rh and or Ir.
Thank you. Do you know of any place that you would recommend for the assay? I'm in the US.
I’m sorry but I don’t know.
thank you.
Yggdrasil is in Norway. Hard for him to recommend any particular business in the US.
If Lou notices your post, he may suggest a lab or two. Wait a day or two. Someone should chime in with a suggestion.
Time for more coffee.
If Lou notices your post, he may suggest a lab or two. Wait a day or two. Someone should chime in with a suggestion.
Time for more coffee.
Thank you.
Ledoux and Co. in Teaneck, NJ
SGS Lakefield, somewhere cold in Canada
Axium Scientific, Reno, NV
ACT LABS (for activation laboratories), somewhere less cold in Canada
SGS Lakefield, somewhere cold in Canada
Axium Scientific, Reno, NV
ACT LABS (for activation laboratories), somewhere less cold in Canada
Thank you.
I agree completely about XRF misidentifying in ores. why not put some in solution with some AQR variation and go through a couple of refining steps. If it reads good for Pd let's say then that's an easy visual test to see if any of it is real. I've had this same XRF flaw on my ores.
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I have kilos of Braggite that have been properly assayed. The contents are generally 60% Pt, 20% Ni, 17% PD, 3% other. XRF consistently gives erroneous readouts because it picks up iron in the surface traces of matrix and dirt on uncleaned nuggets. The nuggets are very crystalline, thoroughly cleaning to remove matrix, soil and iron oxide can be lengthy and complex to do safely and compliantly. I don't even bother with XRF for this anymore. We save some nuggets as specimens, they're beauties. I'll post a few select photos soon. I'm having a THR procedure soon, so expect posts afterwards.
Thanks. I would like to see them. I did send out for assay. Waiting for results.
Can you recommend where I might find any instructions on properly cleaning?
I would wait on the assay before doing anything…
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If you're cleaning braggite nuggets, you need to read in Hoke about how to remove iron oxides from an alloy of PT-Ni-Pd. I use weak sulfuric or hot dilute oxalic acid myself in a beaker, stirring magnetically. I checked the refiner/assayer
shown above, should be A-OK. I'll try to post a few pics tomorrow. The nuggets are pretty recently broken out of their matrix, many still have angular extrusions attached and haven't become rounded much by erosion.
shown above, should be A-OK. I'll try to post a few pics tomorrow. The nuggets are pretty recently broken out of their matrix, many still have angular extrusions attached and haven't become rounded much by erosion.
Depending on the result you walk away, hire someone to process, sell it or process yourself.
You have the results, you decide
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You can always post the results here. Blackout your name and other confidential info for anonymity. We can help in converting to readable results. Varying labs will post in PPM, ounces per ton, or percent.
Great. Here is the report.
