The State of Nevada is attempting righteously to protect investors from
mining frauds by issuing public documents. The latter contain geological
statements which deserve some consideration by the scientific community,
although they are intended for the laymen.
A specific warning [among others against which I don't object] reads as follows:
"If you are planning to invest in Nevada's mining industry, please consider
the "following:
".......
"4. Precious metals do not mix. Claims of a mine site with high levels of
"platinum group metals (PGMs) along with gold and silver is almost a
certain "indicator of fraud. Platinum and palladium have not been mined in
Nevada since "1919 and, more than likely, will not be for the foreseeable
future. Iridium, "osmium, ruthenium, and rhodium have never been mined in
Nevada.
From: "Digging deep into mining-An Overview of the Mining Industry &
Questions To Ask BEFORE You Invest in a Mining Operation." Provided to you
by: Nevada Office of the Secretary of State-Securities Division and Nevada
Commission on Mineral Resources-Division of Minerals. Text available at the
following URL:
http://minerals.state.nv.us/ prog_mining/diggingdeep.htm".
In those times of rush PGE prospection, and of foreseeable intensification,
this is an interesting topic. In particular, would it not be useful to
gather data on the simultaneous occurrences of gold and PGE, apart from
placers? J.J.
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