I have not done any monolithics, so my advice may lack info, steve has a videio on PGM's, and has expierience with this check his posts and website. they have solder which should be eliminated,HCl should work, then leach > 150 degrees, either aqua regia, or HCl bleach, (if aqua regia will need to evaporate nitric),dilute settle,decant,filter concentrate, using ammonium chloride and sodium chlorate to precipitate from hot concentrated solution, as I said I have not done it but this should get you enough info to find the process you need. I have no idea of what contacts you are asking about, in electronics they use nickel, gold, sometimes Pd, old stuff silver, on contacts,