The object of these Monographs is to give a general account of the occurrences and commercial utilisation of the more important minerals, particularly in the British Empire. No attempt has been made to give details of mining or metallurgical processes.

Harcourt,

Chairman Mineral Resources Committee.

Imperial Institute, London, S.W.7.

July 1920.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I
PAGE
THE PLATINUM METALS: THEIR OCCURRENCES, CHARACTERS AND USES. WORLD’S OUTPUT[1]
CHAPTER II
SOURCES OF SUPPLY OF PLATINUM METALS
(a)British Empire:[16]
Europe: United Kingdom.
Asia: India (Burma).
Africa: Rhodesia; Union of South Africa.
America: Canada; Newfoundland.
Australasia: Australia; New Zealand.
CHAPTER III
SOURCES OF SUPPLY OF PLATINUM METALS
(b)Foreign Countries:[32]
Europe: France; Finland; Germany; Lapland; Russia; Spain.
Asia: Armenia; Borneo; China; Japan; Sumatra.
Africa: Congo Free State; Madagascar.
America: Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; Mexico; United States.
World Map of Platinum Deposits[59]
References to Literature on the Platinum Group[60]

Note.—Numerals in square brackets in the text refer to the Bibliography at the end.

THE PLATINUM METALS

CHAPTER I
PLATINUM METALS: THEIR OCCURRENCES, CHARACTERS AND USES