Precious Metals Course

Course Covers: Gold, silver, platinum, palladium and XRF Scanner  (X-ray fluorescence) a non-destructive analytical technique used to determine the elemental composition of materials.

Duration: Course 3 Days

Venue: Weavind Park, Pretoria

Cost: R9500.00

A precious metal is a rare metallic chemical element which is of high economic
value.

• The best known precious metals are silver, gold and the platinum group.

• Assaying is the process of measuring the metallurgical content of gold, silver or platinum in precious metals.

There are numerous methods which can be used and the choice usually depends on how
accurate the measurement needs to be as well as the cost.

• Assaying will usually be carried out by an assay office in order to determine if the purity is
equal or better than that claimed by the maker. Once an assay office has determined
the purity, they will stamp a hallmark on the item to certify it