Huge Block of High Grade Ore????

[Ifyndit]

I bought this at an estate sale last weekend. It appears to be a large block of metal that has been melted into a solid block that measures 1'x6"x4.5" and weighs about 50 pounds. A rare earth magnet has some attraction to the block but not much. In one corner of the block a small area is broken away and it appears that the metal has a copper/gold tone. The block is fairly hard and not soft like lead. My thought when I bought this was that it is a block of high grade ore matte that may consist of several (hopefully precious) metals.

Anyone have any ideas?

 

[Jeffro]

Drill it and send the shavings off for an assay test. Plenty of labs around can tell you exactly what it is with a decent representative sample for 60 bucks or less even. Google "assay labs" in your area.

 

[Likely Guy]

I'm just curious. What did you pay for it?

 

[stefen]

Think you bought a large block of what's called in the Estate Sale world as 'G.O.T.C.H.A.'...sometimes called flim-flam

 

[Ifyndit]

I Paid $2.00 so I'm not too worried if this turns out to be nothing more than a future boat anchor or door stop.

 

[reale bill]

could be an accumulation of this type of metal...could have melted small bars...usually around 8 lbs. to make one large block....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babbitt_(metal)