Hey all

[bryjongeo]

I've been reading this forum for some time now. Trying to figure out some rhodium pgm processing. Someone possibly who knows what they are doing would be helpful. Have 15 lbs of material for sure with rhodium/pgm in it. Had assays done just trying to do something with it. It's ore pgm's 4 assays 2 atomic absorption in. Paid a guy on ebay for a xrf scan which I don't have a pic of and I had to disagree with and get my money back but I do have assays rhodium 0007??? Tried to get clarification on what that meant per say haven't heard back. I'm not including pics of everything for the sake of save every type this is the type of material.

 

[Yggdrasil]

I've been reading this forum for some time now. Trying to figure out some rhodium pgm processing. Someone possibly who knows what they are doing would be helpful. Have 15 lbs of material for sure with rhodium/pgm in it. Had assays done just trying to do something with it. It's ore pgm's 4 assays 2 atomic absorption in. Paid a guy on ebay for a xrf scan which I don't have a pic of and I had to disagree with and get my money back but I do have assays rhodium 0007??? Tried to get clarification on what that meant per say haven't heard back. I'm not including pics of everything for the sake of save every type this is the type of material. View attachment 65924 View attachment 65922View attachment 65923

Welcome to us.
15 pounds is way to little to attract interest I'm afraid.

 

[bryjongeo]

Even so I've seen you answer a lot
Do you have any knowledge about stones like this like coal almost but came with all the tailings what would be a good test for rhodium on those that won't burn my face off

 

[Yggdrasil]

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Even so I've seen you answer a lot
Do you have any knowledge about stones like this like coal almost but came with all the tailings what would be a good test for rhodium on those that won't burn my face off

No test for Rhodium will burn your face off.
The "only" reliable test for PGM's is a NiS assay.
Besides that the concensus in this forum is that a rock without an assay is just a rock.

Edit for spelling

 

[bryjongeo]

I found some pretty heavy limestone kind of in a boxworks design along side the rhodium ore. From a geological standpoint would this be my main source looking at an iron cap bearing rhodium gossan/vuggy silica seeing as everything else is tapped except 14oz per ton reading rhodium on some darker black stuff. I understand an assay is the only way to tell. But someone might nudge me in the right direction by pointing out something I don't realize.....

 

[Yggdrasil]

I found some pretty heavy limestone kind of in a boxworks design along side the rhodium ore. From a geological standpoint would this be my main source looking at an iron cap bearing rhodium gossan/vuggy silica seeing as everything else is tapped except 14oz per ton reading rhodium on some darker black stuff. I understand an assay is the only way to tell. But someone might nudge me in the right direction by pointing out something I don't realize.....

I hope you did not test these with XRF?
Whenever an XRF shows Ir or Rh it is more than likely to be Arsenic.

 

[bryjongeo]

I hope you did not test these with XRF?
Whenever an XRF shows Ir or Rh it is more than likely to be Arsenic.

Nohp but good looking out. Preciate that. Washes hands. Realizes that was why I was feeling weird.