The Red Lake Gold Camp has seen ebbs and flows for exploration since the first gold was mined in 1930. These last few years has seen a steady increase of activity in this area which in turn has resulted in an increase in the total gold endowment of close to 40 million ounces. Substantial gold …
Applications Because of its corrosion resistance, a major use of palladium is in alloys used in low voltage electrical contacts. When it is finely divided, palladium forms a good catalyst and is used to increase hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reactions. Palladium is used extensively in jewelry-making in certain alloys called “white gold.” It may be alloyed …
The platinum group metals (PGMs) are six metallic elements that have similar physical and chemical properties and that tend to occur together in the same mineral deposits. They are: platinum palladium rhodium ruthenium osmium iridium Key facts In 2017, Canada was the third largest producer of mined PGMs The United States accounted for close to …
Applications The principal use of silver is as a precious metal and its halide salts, especially silver nitrate, are also widely used in photography. The major outlets are photography, the electrical and electronic industries and for domestic uses as cutlery, jewellery and mirrors. Both colour and black and white images have relied on silver since …
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