My summer in search of SWIFT and COMPANY

[matt mullinz]

September first is always a good time for me because I know the leaves are bout to start falling, ginseng berries are scattered over the mountains, and deer and turkey seasons are right around the corner . Of all my travels this year these objects intrigue me more than any others . One is a piece of platinum ore( hopefully) the other was found yesterday under a overhang/ cave way up in mountains under about a foot of sand. See what y’all think.

 

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[Rebel - KGC]

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.pt metals are imposible for you to work im involved in trying to do this i have many years of experience it is very complicated all melting temps. are above any thing you might have unlessyou have an induction furnace or a carbon arc furnace if you can prove a commercial deposit unless you own the land most you will get out of it is a finders fee . i ndo not want to discourage you take average samples of ore you found send for assay this will give you an idea to how to proceed if it be with a lease or purchase of property . good luck

 

[matt mullinz]

With a melting point of 3215” F I most definitely agree it’s very hard to sustain that temperature with the homemade furnace I’m using now . I was surprised when I learned the peroxide field test . When platinum is immersed in peroxide it begins to bubble a few seconds after you drop it in.

 

[KY Hiker]

Hydrogen Peroxide will bubble at first with anything that has organic material on it (from the ground). Interesting pictures by the way, the second one looks familiar...I think that is an iron deposit. Used to see similar on cliff walls down in the RRGorge. The first one could be any number of things that had been melted in a fire pit. The third one reminds me of what a dentist showed me years ago, melted down gold crowns... less than 10karat as I recall...why something like that would be in the woods under an overhang is beyond me.

 

[matt mullinz]

Hydrogen Peroxide will bubble at first with anything that has organic material on it (from the ground). Interesting pictures by the way, the second one looks familiar...I think that is an iron deposit. Used to see similar on cliff walls down in the RRGorge. The first one could be any number of things that had been melted in a fire pit. The third one reminds me of what a dentist showed me years ago, melted down gold crowns... less than 10karat as I recall...why something like that would be in the woods under an overhang is beyond me.

Second Picture is actually from another location at the mouth of a large stream that comes out if mountain First and Third are some what smelted down From it. I’m having problems uploading the pictures of my overhang find

 

[matt mullinz]

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0vxckb5QfQePNO7uYvUEaIZuQ

 

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matt this is melting temps of all the pt metals palladium 2822 f platnium 3220 f rhodium 3569 f ruthienium 4233 f iridium 4424 f osmium 5477 f

 

[KY Hiker]

Saw this the other day, it may help with identification.

 

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top two pictures show possible holes this is caused from ocluded oxygen in silver oviously there is some in sample