Russia, 1833

11,105.97 kgs (6,650.5 kgs of Platinum coined) worth 8,186,620 руб.

1833: 1 Troy Ounce Pt (Russian estimated value)= 22.9275 руб. (Banco?)

Citation: "Ueber das Ausbringen des Platins in Russland;von Herrn Oberst Sebolewsky aus Petersburg." Annalen der Pharmacie, Vol. 13-14 (1834) p.43


Berzelius' analysis of Nichne Tagilsk (1834)

Ir ..............47% ..............20%

Os .............49% .............80%

Rh ...............3% ...............0%

Other ..........1% ................0%

c.1833 Russia processed 16.38 Kgs (526.645 Ozt) of platina per day; at 70% purity, 11.47 Kgs or 368.65  Ozt. Fine Pt/day.  The cost of refining was 25.94 руб. A./Funt

c.1832: 1 Troy Ozt Pt (Refining)= 1.9688 руб. A.
.... (руб. 0.5454; Fr 2.2026; £ 0.0892; ℳ 1.921 ~USD$ 0.396-0.408)

Citation: Journal de pharmacie et des sciences accessoires, Vol.21 (1835)


c.1833? Largest nugget found, to date: 8.293 Kilograms/ 22.2 Pounds Troy (266.613 Ozt)


c.1833:
The annual yield of Osmiridium was ~1,030 ozt (32 kgs.) per year