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This looseleaf manual provides a wealth of information on an industry that, until recently, was highly secretive. Unlike traditional market reports, it examines every aspect of the industry from exploration, mining and extraction through to production methods, applications, pricing and trading.
Front Cover; The Platinum Group Metals Industry; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; About the author; Index; Chapter 1. The metals and their history; 1.1 Properties of metals; 1.2 Platinum; 1.3 Palladium; 1.4 Rhodium; 1.5 iridium; 1.6 Ruthenium; 1.7 Osmium; 1.8 Historical origins of the industry; Chapter 2. Mineral deposits; 2.1 Geological occurrence; 2 2 Location of major deposits; 2.3 Minor deposits; 2 4 Areas of exploration; Chapter 3. Extraction methods; 3.1 Mining; 3.2 Processing; 3 3 Precious metals refining; Chapter 4. Metal production; 4.1 Definition of producer.
4.2 Primary producers4.3 Secondary production; 4.4 Toll refining; Chapter 5. Metal demand and applications; 5.1 Overview; 5.2 Fundamentals of catalysis; 5.3 Catalysts; 54 Jewellery; 5.5 Crucibles; 5.6 Glass fibre manufacture; 57 Electronics; 5.8 Dental applications; 5 9 Anodes; 5 10 Fuel cells; 5 11 Pharmaceuticals; 512 Sensors; Chapter 6. Platinum group metal pricing; 6.1 Evolution of the pricing system; 6.2 The producer price and the dealer price; 6.3 price history of the metals; 6 4 Price setting; 6.5 Nominal and real metal prices; 6.6 Long term supply contracts; 6.7 Leasing of metal.
6.8 Consignment stocks and salesChapter 7. Platinum group metal trading; 7.1 International exchanges; 7 2 Metal specifications; 7.3 Investment bars and ingots; 7.4 Coins and medallions; Chapter 8. Derivatives; 8.1 The origins of derivatives; 8.2 Forward contracts; 8 3 Futures contracts; 8.4 The futures trading centres; 8.5 Options; 8.6 The Commodities Futures Trading Commission; Chapter 9. Future prospects; 9.1 Overview; 9 2 Primary supply; 9.3 Secondary supply; 9.4 Demand; Appendix; A brief chronology of the platinum industry.