Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1920 — Platinum From Alaska. [ARTICLE]

Platinum From Alaska.

The output of platinum, palladium, and other metals of the platinum group in Alaska in 1918 is estimated at 284 fine ounces, valued at $36,600, according to the United States geological survey. department of the interior. Platinum was recovered from the gold placers of some districts in larger amounts and from some in smaller amonats than last year. One of the most interesting events of the year in connection with Alaska mining is the recovery of substantial amounts of palladium and of some plarinnm from the copper ere of the Salt Chuck mine, near Ketchikan.