August 13, 2010

UK, 1894/5

Letter Dated 2 Feb 1894:

1894: 1 Troy Oz Platinum (UK: Whols., Bulk) = £ 1.20
 1894: 1 Troy Oz Platinum (UK: Whols., Bulk) = £ 1.40

Citation: Annual Report - New South Wales Department of Mines (1895) p.130



1894/5: 1 Troy Oz Platinum (UK: whols., bulk) = £ 1.50 - 2.0 (USD$ 7.32 - 9.72)

c.1897: 1 Troy Oz platina (Russian ore, at SPb?) = £ 1.40 (USD$ 6.80)
1895: 1 Troy Oz platina (Australian Spot: ore, 75%) = £ 1.20 (USD$ 5.87)
1895: 1 Troy Oz Platinum (NSW, intrinsic) = £ 1.60 (USD$ 7.83)



1895:
Citation: Economic mining: a practical handbook for the miner, the metallurgist... (1895) p.587


Citation: The Electrical review, Vol. 40 (1897), p.277


December 1895:

Where 1 Troy Ounce of Broken Hill/Fitfield platina was 76.9% Pt, refiners also retained at no cost to them any residual PGM: ~1 gram Ir, 2.3 g Os, 0.4 g Rh.  Trade value of PGMs deducts from refiners' cost or adds to profit, accordingly.

Citation: 1894 Annual report , New South Wales. Dept. of Mines (1895) p.205


1895 :1 Troy Ounce platina (NSW: ore, 75%) = £ 1.20 (USD$ 5.87)
1895 :1 Troy Ounce Pt (NSW: ore, .999) = £ 1.60 (USD$ 7.83)

Citation: The Electrical Journal, Vol. 1, Issue 20 (3/15/1896) p.397

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