Russia, 1906

1906: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (SPb Refined, Mkt)= 79.75 руб (USD$ 40.56)




1906: 1 Troy Oz. platina (Mkt)= 32.28 руб (USD$ 16.42)
1906: 1 Troy Oz. platina (Mkt)= 64.56 руб (USD$ 32.83)
  


Citation: Board of Trade Journal, Vol. 54 (1906) p.476

1906	руб/Poud	руб/Ozt.	руб/Ozt.	руб-$/Ozt.	USD$/Ozt
	-82%	-82%	-0.999	-0.999	(Ingot)
Jan	22,000.00	41.7739	50.9438	$24.99	$20.50
Feb	22,000.00	41.7739	50.9438	$24.99	$25.00
Mar	22,000.00	41.7739	50.9438	$24.99	$25.00
Apr	22,000.00	41.7739	50.9438	$24.99	$25.00
May	22,000.00	41.7739	50.9438	$24.99	$25.00
Jun	22,000.00	41.7739	50.9438	$24.99	$25.40
Jul	23,000.00	43.6727	53.2594	$26.13	$26.00
Aug	23,000.00	43.6727	53.2594	$26.13	$26.00
Sep	28,250.00	53.6415	65.4164	$32.10	$32.10
Oct	34,000.00	64.5597	78.7313	$38.63	$33.00
Nov	31,000.00	58.8632	71.7844	$35.22	$35.50
Dec	33,000.00	62.6608	76.4157	$37.49	$38.00

1906: 1 Troy Ounce platina (Ural Cost)= £ 2.552 (24.44 руб; USD$ 12.43)
1906: 1 Troy Oz. platina (SPb Mkt)= £ 3.828 (36.66 руб; USD$ 18.65)  
1906: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (SPb Mkt)= 33.09 - 64.56 руб (£ 3.46 -6.74)

January 1906: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (ingot at purity) ~ £ 5.60 (USD$ 27.25)
October, 1906: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (ingot, mkt) = £ 7.98 (USD$ 38.83)
October, 1906: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (ingot at purity) ~ £ 9.39 (USD$ 45.69)

1906:

Recently, we used excavators, which are much more advantageous, and by which a Poud of Platinum will cost at most 4,000 Roubles. {...}  The price that is paid for the Stareitely, varies between 1.50 Rouble and 2.50 Roubles per Zolotnik. When using their own workers extracting the metal costs more. {...} therefore a 1.90 Roubles per Zolotnik or 4,000-7,200 Roubles per Poud {...} The average daily wage salary for a worker in the summer is R. 0.75 to 1 Rouble, the highest about 1.75 Rouble. 

A larger number of the largest mine owners are bound by 10-year contract; regardless of the global price at the major refineries,  their product must be delivered at a fixed rate of 10,000-11,500 Roubles per Poud. 

Citation: Die Untersuchung und Bewertung von Erzlagerstätten;  Paul Krusch (1907)


Citation: Industrial & Mining Standard, Vol. 38 11/13/1907, p.450


Citation: Queensland Government Mining Journal, Volume 8 (Jan 1907) p.56


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35% of global production recycled Pt:


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